Yumkaaxvirus Explained

Yumkaaxvirus is a genus of viruses in the family Ahmunviridae and order Maximonvirales. It includes one species: Yumkaaxvirus pescaderoense.^[1] Yumkaaxvirus pescaderoense is a dsDNA virus with host archea.^[2]

Name

The order name, Maximonvirales, is named after Mayan god Maximon, a god of travelers, merchants, mecidine men/women, mischief and fertility. ^[2]

The family name, Ahmunviridae, is named after Mayan god Ah Mun, the god of agriculture. ^[2]

The genus name, Yumkaaxvirus, is named after Mayan god Yum Kaax, the god of the woods, the wild nature, and the hunt.^[2]

The species epitheton, pescaderoense is named after Pescadero Basin.^[3]

External links

• Laso-Pérez . Rafael . Wu . Fabai . Crémière . Antoine . Speth . Daan R. . Magyar . John S. . Zhao . Kehan . Krupovic . Mart . Orphan . Victoria J. . Evolutionary diversification of methanotrophic ANME-1 archaea and their expansive virome . Nature Microbiology . 19 January 2023 . 8 . 2 . 231–245 . 10.1038/s41564-022-01297-4 . 36658397 . 9894754 .
• [VMR https://ictv.global/vmr/current]
• [Nucleotide-Genbank_OP413840 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/OP413840]
• [Nucleotide-Graph https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/OP413840.1?report=graph&log$=seqview] - Hypothetical proteins and genome

Notes and References

1. Web site: Virus Taxonomy: 2022 Release . International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) . 18 August 2023 . en . March 2023.
2. Web site: Proposal 2022.001A.Nakonvirales_Maximonvirales_Coyopavirales_3no Download. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) . 18 August 2023 . en .
3. Laso-Pérez . Rafael . Wu . Fabai . Crémière . Antoine . Speth . Daan R. . Magyar . John S. . Zhao . Kehan . Krupovic . Mart . Orphan . Victoria J. . Jan 19, 2023 . Evolutionary diversification of methanotrophic ANME-1 archaea and their expansive virome . Nature Microbiology . en . 8 . 2 . 231–245 . 10.1038/s41564-022-01297-4 . 2058-5276. free . 36658397 . 9894754 .