Variarterivirinae
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
| Class: | Pisoniviricetes |
| Order: | Nidovirales |
| Family: | Arteriviridae |
| Subfamily: | Variarterivirinae |
Variarterivirinae is a subfamily of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses which infect vertebrates. The subfamily is in the family Arteriviridae and order Nidovirales. The subfamily contains three genera.[1]
Structure
Member viruses are enveloped, spherical, and 45–60 nm in diameter.[2]
Genome
Variarteriviruses have a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome.[2]
Taxonomy
The subfamily Variarterivirinae contains three genera:[3]
References
- ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2018b Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Betaarterivirus ~ ViralZone". viralzone.expasy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Taxonomy". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 25 March 2020.