Variarterivirinae Explained

Variarterivirinae is a subfamily of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses which infect vertebrates. The subfamily is in the family Arteriviridae and order Nidovirales. The subfamily contains three genera.^[1]

Structure

Member viruses are enveloped, spherical, and 45–60 nm in diameter.^[2]

Genome

Variarteriviruses have a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome.

Taxonomy

The subfamily Variarterivirinae contains three genera:^[3]

• Betaarterivirus
• Gammaarterivirus
• Nuarterivirus

Notes and References

1. Web site: March 2019. Virus Taxonomy: 2018b Release. 23 September 2019. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). en.
2. Web site: Betaarterivirus ~ ViralZone. 2021-06-17. viralzone.expasy.org.
3. Web site: Taxonomy. 25 March 2020. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.