Simplexvirus bovinealpha2

Simplexvirus bovinealpha2
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Peploviricota
Class: Herviviricetes
Order: Herpesvirales
Family: Orthoherpesviridae
Genus: Simplexvirus
Species:
Simplexvirus bovinealpha2
Synonyms
  • Bovid herpesvirus 2[1]
  • Bovine herpesvirus 2[2]
  • Bovine alphaherpesvirus 2[3]
  • BoHV-2

Simplexvirus bovinealpha2, also known as Bovine alphaherpesvirus 2 (BoHV2) is a virus of the family Herpesviridae. It causes two diseases in cattle, bovine mammillitis and pseudo-lumpy skin disease.

  1. ^ ICTV 5th Report Francki, R. I. B., Fauquet, C. M., Knudson, D. L. & Brown, F. (eds)(1991). Classification and nomenclature of viruses. Fifthreport of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Archives of Virology Supplementum 2, p. 106 https://ictv.global/ictv/proposals/ICTV%205th%20Report.pdf
  2. ^ Davison, Andrew (27 January 2016). "Rename species in the family Herpesviridae to incorporate a subfamily designation" (PDF). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ^ "History of the taxon: species : Bovine alphaherpesvirus 2". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 5 November 2023.