Peribunyaviridae | |
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Peribunyavirus structure (left); transmission electron micrograph of California encephalitis virus (right) | |
Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
Class: | Ellioviricetes |
Order: | Bunyavirales |
Family: | Peribunyaviridae |
Genera[1] | |
Peribunyaviridae is a family of viruses[2] in the order Bunyavirales.[1] Its name partially derives from Bunyamwera, Uganda, where the founding species was first isolated.[3]
Orthobunyavirus: derived from Bunyamwera village (Uganda, Africa) where the type virus of the genus, Bunyamwera virus, was first isolated.