Variarterivirinae
Subfamily of viruses
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Variarterivirinae is a subfamily of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses which infect vertebrates. The subfamily is in the family Arteriviridae and order Nidovirales. The subfamily contains three genera.[1]
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| Variarterivirus virion | |
Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
| Class: | Pisoniviricetes |
| Order: | Nidovirales |
| Family: | Arteriviridae |
| Subfamily: | Variarterivirinae |
Structure
Member viruses are enveloped, spherical, and 45–60 nm in diameter.[2]
Genome
Variarteriviruses have a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome.[2]
Taxonomy
The subfamily Variarterivirinae contains three genera:[3]
- Betaarterivirus
- Gammaarterivirus
- Nuarterivirus