ICTV virus taxonomy profile: Parvoviridae

Cotmore, S. F. et al. (2019) ICTV virus taxonomy profile: Parvoviridae. Journal of General Virology, 100(3), pp. 367-368. (doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.001212) (PMID:30672729) (PMCID:PMC6537627)

Abstract

Members of the family Parvoviridae are small, resilient, non-enveloped viruses with linear, single-stranded DNA genomes of 4–6 kb. Viruses in two subfamilies, the Parvovirinae and Densovirinae, are distinguished primarily by their respective ability to infect vertebrates (including humans) versus invertebrates. Being genetically limited, most parvoviruses require actively dividing host cells and are host and/or tissue specific. Some cause diseases, which range from subclinical to lethal. A few require co-infection with helper viruses from other families. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the Parvoviridae, which is available at www.ictv.global/report/parvoviridae.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Hughes, Dr Joseph and Modha, Ms Sejal
• Authors: Cotmore, S. F., Agbandje-McKenna, M., Canuti, M., Chiorini, J. A., Eis-Hubinger, A.-M., Hughes, J., Mietzsch, M., Modha, S., Ogliastro, M., Pénzes, J. J., Pintel, D. J., Qiu, J., Soderlund-Venermo, M., Tattersall, P., Tijssen, P., and Ictv Report Consortium,
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity > Centre for Virus Research
• Journal Name: Journal of General Virology
• Publisher: Microbiology Society
• ISSN: 0022-1317
• ISSN (Online): 1465-2099
• Published Online: 23 January 2019
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2019 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Journal of General Virology 100(3): 367-368
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