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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
| Class: | Pisoniviricetes |
| Order: | Picornavirales |
| Family: | Picornaviridae |
| Genus: | Erbovirus |
| Species: | Erbovirus A
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Erbovirus is a genus of viruses in the order Picornavirales, in the family Picornaviridae. Horses serve as natural hosts. There is only one species in this genus: Erbovirus A. Diseases associated with this genus include: upper respiratory tract disease with viremia and fecal shedding.[1][2][3] Viruses belonging to the genus Erbovirus have been isolated in horses with acute upper febrile respiratory disease.[4] The structure of the Erbovirus virion is icosahedral,[3] having a diameter of 27–30 nm.[5]
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- ^ Dynon K, Black W, Ficorilli N, Hartley C, Studdert M (2007). "Detection of viruses in nasal swab samples from horses with acute, febrile, respiratory disease using virus isolation, polymerase chain reaction and serology". Aust Vet J. 85 (1–2): 46–50. doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.2006.00096.x. PMID 17300454.
- ^ "Erbovirus". ICTVdb. Retrieved 16 March 2007.