Salivirus

Salivirus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Pisuviricota
Class: Pisoniviricetes
Order: Picornavirales
Family: Picornaviridae
Genus: Salivirus

Salivirus is a genus of viruses in the order Picornavirales, in the family Picornaviridae. Human and chimpanzee serve as natural hosts. There is only one species in this genus: Salivirus A. Diseases associated with this genus include: probably gastroenteritis.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.