Thurisazvirus is a genus of viruses in the realm Ribozyviria, containing the single species Thurisazvirus myis. Tome's spiny rat (Proechimys semispinosus) serves as its host.[1]

Thurisazvirus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Ribozyviria
Family: Kolmioviridae
Genus: Thurisazvirus
Synonyms
  • Tome's spiny-rat virus 1 (TSRV-1)
  • RDev

References

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  1. ^ Paraskevopoulou S, Pirzer F, Goldmann N, Schmid J, Corman VM, Gottula LT, Schroeder S, Rasche A, Muth D, Drexler JF, Heni AC, Eibner GJ, Page RA, Jones TC, Müller MA, Sommer S, Glebe D, Drosten C (July 2020). "Mammalian deltavirus without hepadnavirus coinfection in the neotropical rodent Proechimys semispinosus". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 117 (30): 17977–17983. Bibcode:2020PNAS..11717977P. doi:10.1073/pnas.2006750117. PMC 7395443. PMID 32651267.