Pongine gammaherpesvirus 2

Lymphocryptovirus ponginegamma2
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Peploviricota
Class: Herviviricetes
Order: Herpesvirales
Family: Orthoherpesviridae
Genus: Lymphocryptovirus
Species:
Lymphocryptovirus ponginegamma2
Synonyms
  • Orangutan herpesvirus
  • Pongine gammaherpesvirus 2
  • Pongine herpesvirus 2

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][2]

It infects orangutans (Pongo).[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 ponginegamma2 (2023 Release, MSL #39)". ictv.global. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  3. Rasheed S, Rongey RW, Bruszweski J, Nelson-Rees WA, Rabin H, Neubauer RH, Esra G, Gardner MB (1977). "Establishment of a cell line with associated Epstein-Barr-like virus from a leukemic orangutan". Science. 1977. 198 (4315): 407–9. Bibcode:1977Sci...198..407R. doi:10.1126/science.198878. PMID 198878.