Papovaviricetes Explained
Papovaviricetes is a class of viruses.[1] The class shares the name of an abolished family, Papovaviridae, which was split in 1999 into the two families Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae.[2] The class was established in 2019 and takes its name from the former family.[3]
Orders
The following orders are recognized:
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Virus Taxonomy: 2019 Release. talk.ictvonline.org. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. 25 April 2020.
- Web site: ICTV Taxonomy history: Papovaviridae. talk.ictvonline.org. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. 2 July 2020.
- Web site: Koonin EV, Dolja VV, Krupovic M, Varsani A, Wolf YI, Yutin N, Zerbini M, Kuhn JH. Create a megataxonomic framework, filling all principal taxonomic ranks, for ssDNA viruses. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. 2 July 2020. en. docx. 18 October 2019.