Pongine gammaherpesvirus 2 explained

Pongine gammaherpesvirus 2 (PoHV-2), commonly known as orangutan herpesvirus, is a species of virus in the genus Lymphocryptovirus, subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales.[1]

It infects orangutans (Pongo).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ICTV Master Species List 2018b.v2. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). https://web.archive.org/web/20190330100806/https://talk.ictvonline.org/files/master-species-lists/m/msl/8266. dead. March 30, 2019. 19 June 2019.
  2. Rasheed S, Rongey RW, Bruszweski J, Nelson-Rees WA, Rabin H, Neubauer RH, Esra G, Gardner MB . Establishment of a cell line with associated Epstein-Barr-like virus from a leukemic orangutan . 1977 . Science . 198. 198878 . 10.1126/science.198878 . 1977 . 4315 . 407–9. 1977Sci...198..407R .

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