Cyclovirus

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Cyclovirus
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Monodnaviria
Kingdom: Shotokuvirae
Phylum: Cressdnaviricota
Class: Arfiviricetes
Order: Cirlivirales
Family: Circoviridae
Genus:Cyclovirus

Cyclovirus is a genus in the family Circoviridae . The genus contains 90 species. Viruses in this genus have been isolated from dragonflies, [1] as well as chickens, goats, sheep, and other farm animals. [2] Cycloviruses have also been found in the feces of healthy humans and chimpanzees [3] and in samples of cerebrospinal fluid from patients with unexplained paraplegia. [4]

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Species

The genus contains the following species, listed by scientific name and followed by the exemplar virus of the species: [5] [6]

References

  1. Rosario, K; Marinov, M; Stainton, D; Kraberger, S; Wiltshire, EJ; Collings, DA; Walters, M; Martin, DP; Breitbart, M; Varsani, A (Jun 2011). "Dragonfly cyclovirus, a novel single-stranded DNA virus discovered in dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera)". The Journal of General Virology. 92 (Pt 6): 1302–8. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.030338-0 . PMID   21367985.
  2. Li, L.; Shan, T.; Soji, O. B.; Alam, M. M.; Kunz, T. H.; Zaidi, S. Z.; Delwart, E. (22 December 2010). "Possible cross-species transmission of circoviruses and cycloviruses among farm animals". Journal of General Virology. 92 (4): 768–772. doi:10.1099/vir.0.028704-0. PMC   3133700 . PMID   21177928.
  3. Li, L.; Kapoor, A.; Slikas, B.; Bamidele, O. S.; Wang, C.; Shaukat, S.; Masroor, M. A.; Wilson, M. L.; Ndjango, J.-B. N.; Peeters, M.; Gross-Camp, N. D.; Muller, M. N.; Hahn, B. H.; Wolfe, N. D.; Triki, H.; Bartkus, J.; Zaidi, S. Z.; Delwart, E. (9 December 2009). "Multiple Diverse Circoviruses Infect Farm Animals and Are Commonly Found in Human and Chimpanzee Feces". Journal of Virology. 84 (4): 1674–1682. doi:10.1128/JVI.02109-09. PMC   2812408 . PMID   20007276.
  4. Smits, Saskia L.; Zijlstra, Ed E; van Hellemond, Jaap J.; Schapendonk, Claudia M.E.; Bodewes, Rogier; Schürch, Anita C.; Haagmans, Bart L.; Osterhaus, Albert D.M.E. (2013). "Novel Cyclovirus in Human Cerebrospinal Fluid, Malawi, 2010–2011". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 19 (9): 1511–1513. doi:10.3201/eid1909.130404. PMC   3810929 . PMID   23968557.
  5. "Virus Taxonomy: 2024 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  6. "Species List: Circoviridae". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 27 March 2025.