| Passerivirus | |
|---|---|
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
| Class: | Pisoniviricetes |
| Order: | Picornavirales |
| Family: | Picornaviridae |
| Genus: | Passerivirus |
Passerivirus is a genus of viruses in the order Picornavirales, in the family Picornaviridae. Birds serve as natural hosts. There are currently only two species in this genus: the type species Passerivirus A and a second, novel passerivirus that was discovered in 2018 in a population of Hungarian home-reared finches, where it achieved an over 50 percent mortality rate.[1]
- ^ Pankovics, Péter; Boros, Ákos; Phan, Tung Gia; Delwart, Eric; Reuter, Gábor (2018). "A novel passerivirus (family Picornaviridae) in an outbreak of enteritis with high mortality in estrildid finches (Uraeginthus sp.)" (PDF). Archives of Virology. 163 (4): 1063–1071. doi:10.1007/s00705-017-3699-0. PMID 29322272.
- ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ ICTV. "Virus Taxonomy: 2014 Release". Retrieved 13 August 2015.