Gorilline gammaherpesvirus 1 explained

Gorilline gammaherpesvirus 1 (GoHV-1), commonly known as herpesvirus gorilla is a species of virus in the genus Lymphocryptovirus, subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales.[1]

This species was the fifth to be described in its genus, among species that infect humans, baboons, chimpanzees, and orangutans. As its name implies, Gorilline gammaherpesvirus 1 infects gorillas.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ICTV Master Species List 2018b.v2. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330100806/https://talk.ictvonline.org/files/master-species-lists/m/msl/8266. dead. March 30, 2019. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). 19 June 2019.
  2. Neubauer RH, Rabin H, Strnad BC, Nonoyama M, Nelson-Rees WA . Establishment of a lymphoblastoid cell line and isolation of an Epstein-Barr-related virus of gorilla origin. J Virol . 31. 92573 . 1979 . 3 . 845–8 . 10.1128/JVI.31.3.845-848.1979 . 353513.

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