Mammarenavirus Explained

Mammarenavirus is a genus of viruses in the family Arenaviridae.^[1] The name is a portmanteau of mammal and the former name Arenavirus, and differentiates it from the reptile-associated Reptarenavirus. Arenavirus comes from the Latin (sand) for the sandy appearance of the virions.^[2]

Taxonomy

The following species are recognized:^[3]

• Allpahuayo mammarenavirus
• Alxa mammarenavirus
• Argentinian mammarenavirus
• Bear Canyon mammarenavirus
• Brazilian mammarenavirus
• Cali mammarenavirus
• Chapare mammarenavirus
• Chevrier mammarenavirus
• Cupixi mammarenavirus
• Flexal mammarenavirus
• Gairo mammarenavirus
• Guanarito mammarenavirus
• Ippy mammarenavirus
• Kitale mammarenavirus
• Lassa mammarenavirus
• Latino mammarenavirus
• Loei River mammarenavirus
• Lujo mammarenavirus
• Luna mammarenavirus
• Lunk mammarenavirus
• Lymphocytic choriomeningitis mammarenavirus
• Machupo mammarenavirus
• Mariental mammarenavirus
• Merino Walk mammarenavirus
• Mobala mammarenavirus
• Mopeia mammarenavirus
• Okahandja mammarenavirus
• Oliveros mammarenavirus
• Paraguayan mammarenavirus
• Pirital mammarenavirus
• Planalto mammarenavirus
• Ryukyu mammarenavirus
• Serra do Navio mammarenavirus
• Solwezi mammarenavirus
• Souris mammarenavirus
• Tacaribe mammarenavirus
• Tamiami mammarenavirus
• Wenzhou mammarenavirus
• Whitewater Arroyo mammarenavirus
• Xapuri mammarenavirus

References

Further reading

• Stott . Robert J. . Strecker . Thomas . Foster . Toshana L. . July 2020 . Distinct Molecular Mechanisms of Host Immune Response Modulation by Arenavirus NP and Z Proteins . Viruses . en . 12 . 7 . 784 . 10.3390/v12070784 . free . 1999-4915 . 7412275 . 32708250.

External links

• ICTV Report: Arenaviridae

Notes and References

1. Radoshitzky . SR . Buchmeier . MJ . Charrel . RN . Clegg . JCS . Gonzalez . JJ . Günther . S . Hepojoki . J . Kuhn . JH . Lukashevich . IS . Romanowski . V . Salvato . MS . Sironi . M . Stenglein . MD . de la Torre . JC . ICTV Report . Consortium . ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Arenaviridae. . The Journal of General Virology . August 2019 . 100 . 8 . 1200–1201 . 10.1099/jgv.0.001280 . 31192784. free .
2. Web site: ICTV 9th Report Arenaviridae . https://web.archive.org/web/20181219043923/https://talk.ictvonline.org/ictv-reports/ictv_9th_report/negative-sense-rna-viruses-2011/w/negrna_viruses/203/arenaviridae . dead . December 19, 2018 . International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) . 7 March 2019 . Derivation of name Arena: from Latin arenosus, “sandy” and arena, “sand”, in recognition of the sand-like particles observed in thin section. The name originally proposed was arenovirus, but was subsequently changed to avoid possible confusion with Adenovirus..
3. Web site: Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release . International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) . March 2021 . 19 May 2021.