Betaarterivirus

Genus of viruses

Betaarterivirus

Betaarterivirus virion
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Riboviria
Kingdom:	Orthornavirae
Phylum:	Pisuviricota
Class:	Pisoniviricetes
Order:	Nidovirales
Family:	Arteriviridae
Subfamily:	Variarterivirinae
Genus:	*Betaarterivirus*

Betaarterivirus is a genus of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses which infect vertebrates. The genus is in the family Arteriviridae and order Nidovirales. The genus contains four subgenera and six species.^[1]

Structure

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

Genome

Betaarteriviruses have a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome.^[2]

Taxonomy

The genus Betaarterivirus contains four subgenera and six species:^[3]

Ampobartevirus
- Betaarterivirus suid 2

Chibartevirus
- Betaarterivirus chinrav 1
- Betaarterivirus ninrav
- Betaarterivirus sheoin

Eurpobartevirus
- Betaarterivirus suid 1

Mibartevirus
- Betaarterivirus timiclar

References

^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2018b Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Betaarterivirus ~ ViralZone". viralzone.expasy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
^ "Taxonomy". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 25 March 2020.