Malacoherpesviridae

Malacoherpesviridae
Virus classification
Group:	Group I (dsDNA)
Order:	Herpesvirales
Family:	Malacoherpesviridae Davison et al., 2009[1]
Genus
Haliotivirus Ostreavirus

The Malacoherpesviridae are a family of DNA viruses that cause diseases in molluscs.

The family name Malacoherpesviridae is derived from Greek word 'μαλακός (malacos) meaning 'soft' and from Greek word 'μαλάκιον (malakion) meaning 'mollusc.^[1]

Within this family two species have been described: Ostreid herpesvirus 1 in 2009 ^[1] and Haliotid herpesvirus 1 in 2010.^[2]

Malacoherpesviridae may have the ability to infect across species, a feature not typically observed in vertebrate herpesviruses. This ability appears to be restricted to related mollusc species.^[2]

Genera

• Ostreavirus Davison et al., 2009^[1]
  • Ostreid herpesvirus 1 Davison et al., 2009 - acronym: OsHV1, common name: Oyster herpesvirus - its host are bivalves (oyster)^[1]
• Haliotivirus Savin et al., 2010^[2]
  • Haliotid herpesvirus 1 Savin et al., 2010 - acronym: AbHV-1, common name: abalone herpesvirus, its host are abalone sea snails Haliotis spp. such as Haliotis diversicolor^[2]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-2.0 text from the reference ^[2]

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Davison A. J., Eberle R., Ehlers B., Hayward G. S., McGeoch D. J., Minson A. C., Pellett P. E., Roizman B., Studdert M. J. & Thiry E. (2009). "The order Herpesvirales". Archives of Virology 154(1): 171-177. PubMed, doi:10.1007/s00705-008-0278-4
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Savin K. W., Cocks B. G., Wong F., Sawbridge T., Cogan N., Savage D. & Warner S. (2010). "A neurotropic herpesvirus infecting the gastropod, abalone, shares ancestry with oyster herpesvirus and a herpesvirus associated with the amphioxus genome". Virology Journal 7: 308. PubMed, doi:10.1186/1743-422X-7-308.

External links

• Malacoherpesviridae at National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) website.