Gorilline gammaherpesvirus 1

Lymphocryptovirus gorillinegamma1
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Peploviricota
Class: Herviviricetes
Order: Herpesvirales
Family: Orthoherpesviridae
Genus: Lymphocryptovirus
Species:
Lymphocryptovirus gorillinegamma1
Synonyms
  • Gorilline gammaherpesvirus 1
  • Herpesvirus gorilla

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

This species was the fifth to be described in its genus, among species that infect humans, baboons, chimpanzees, and orangutans. As its name implies, Gorilline gammaherpesvirus 1 infects gorillas.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "ICTV Master Species List 2018b.v2". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "History of the taxon: Species: Lymphocryptovirus gorillinegamma1 (2023 Release, MSL #39)". ictv.global. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Neubauer RH, Rabin H, Strnad BC, Nonoyama M, Nelson-Rees WA (1979). "Establishment of a lymphoblastoid cell line and isolation of an Epstein-Barr-related virus of gorilla origin". J Virol. 31 (3): 845–8. doi:10.1128/JVI.31.3.845-848.1979. PMC 353513. PMID 92573.


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