Quadriviridae

Quadrivirus
(Left) Electron micrographs of the Rosellinia necatrix quadrivirus 1, bar = 50 nm. (Right) Three-dimensional cryo-electron microscopy reconstruction of RnQV1 virions at 8Å resolution.
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Duplornaviricota
Class: Chrymotiviricetes
Order: Ghabrivirales
Family: Quadriviridae
Genus: Quadrivirus

Quadriviridae is a family of double-stranded RNA viruses with a single genus Quadrivirus.[1] The fungi Rosellinia necatrix serves as a natural host. The name of the group derives from the quadripartite genome of its members where in Latin quad means four. There is only one species in this family: Rosellinia necatrix quadrivirus 1.[2][3]

  1. ^ Chiba, S; Castón, JR; Ghabrial, SA; Suzuki, N; Ictv Report, Consortium (November 2018). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Quadriviridae". The Journal of General Virology. 99 (11): 1480–1481. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001152. PMID 30265238.
  2. ^ "ICTV Report Quadriviridae".
  3. ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 13 August 2015.