| Amur virus | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Ellioviricetes |
| Order: | Bunyavirales |
| Family: | Hantaviridae |
| Genus: | Orthohantavirus (?) |
| Virus: | Amur virus
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Amur virus (AMRV) is a zoonotic negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus. It may be a member of the genus Orthohantavirus, but it has not be definitively classified as a species and may only be a strain.[1] It has been identified as a causative agent of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.[2][3]
- ^ a b Plyusnin, A.; Beaty, B.J.; Elliott, R.M.; Goldbach, R.; Kormelink, R.; Lundkvist, Å.; Schmaljohn, C.S.; Tesh, R.B (2011). "ICTV 9th Report (2011) Bunyaviridae". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 17 February 2019.
List of other related viruses which may be members of the genus Hantavirus but have not been approved as species Amur/Soochong virus {Apodemus peninsulae} [L: DQ056292; M: AY675353; S:AY675349] (ASV)
- ^ Lokugamage K, Kariwa H, Lokugamage N, Miyamoto H, Iwasa M, Hagiya T, Araki K, Tachi A, Mizutani T, Yoshimatsu K, Arikawa J, Takashima I (2004). "Genetic and antigenic characterization of the Amur virus associated with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome". Virus Res. 101 (2): 127–34. doi:10.1016/j.virusres.2003.12.031. PMID 15041180.
- ^ Yao LS, Zhao H, Shao LJ, Liu YX, Zhang XL, Wang J, Deng YQ, Li XF, Hu KX, Qin CF, Xu BL (2012). "Complete genome sequence of an amur virus isolated from Apodemus peninsulae in Northeastern China". J. Virol. 86 (24): 13816–7. doi:10.1128/JVI.02586-12. PMC 3503078. PMID 23166234.