Leishmaniavirus | |
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Leishmaniavirus detected in Leishmania guyanensis parasites by immunofluorescence microscopy [2] Blue: DAPI-stained parasitic DNA Green: Leishmaniavirus dsRNA Red: Leishmaniavirus capsid | |
Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
Phylum: | Duplornaviricota |
Class: | Chrymotiviricetes |
Order: | Ghabrivirales |
Family: | Totiviridae |
Genus: | Leishmaniavirus |
Species[1] | |
LRV1 |
Leishmaniavirus (also known as Leishmania RNA virus or LRV) is a genus of double-stranded RNA virus, in the family Totiviridae. Protozoa serve as natural hosts, and Leishmaniaviruses are present in several species of the human protozoan parasite Leishmania. There are two species in this genus.[3][4]