Yuyuevirus Explained

Yuyuevirus is a genus of negative-strand RNA viruses which infect invertebrates.^[1] Member viruses have bisegmented genomes.^{[2] [3]} It is the only genus in the family Yueviridae, which in turn is the only family in the order Goujianvirales and class Yunchangviricetes. Two species are recognized: Beihai yuyuevirus and Shahe yuyuevirus.

Etymology

The name Yuyuevirus is from Chinese: 於越, a synonym for the Spring and Autumn period state of Yuè, along with -virus, the suffix for a virus genus Yueviridae comes from Chinese: 越, also referring to Yuè state, with the suffix for virus family -viridae. Goujianvirales is named in honor of Goujian (Chinese: 勾踐) the king of Yuè State. Yunchangviricetes is named in honor of Yǔncháng (Chinese: 允常), the father of Gōujiàn.

Genome

Yuyueviruses have negative-sense, single-stranded RNA genomes that are bisegemented. The total genome length is 7.8–8.2 kbp.

Taxonomy

The genus contains two species:

• Beihai yuyuevirus
• Shahe yuyuevirus

Notes and References

1. Wolf. Yuri I.. Kazlauskas. Darius. Iranzo. Jaime. Lucía-Sanz. Adriana. Kuhn. Jens H.. Krupovic. Mart. Dolja. Valerian V.. Koonin. Eugene V.. 2018-12-21. Origins and Evolution of the Global RNA Virome. mBio. en. 9. 6. 10.1128/mBio.02329-18. 2150-7511. 30482837. 6282212 . free.
2. Web site: ViralMultiSegProj358989 - Genome - Assembly - NCBI. 2020-12-12. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
3. Web site: ViralMultiSegProj361814 – Genome – Assembly – NCBI. 2020-12-12. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.