Nelson Bay orthoreovirus, often called Nelson Bay virus (NBV) is a novel double-stranded RNA orthoreovirus species first isolated from a flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) near Nelson Bay in New South Wales, Australia.[2][3]
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Duplornaviricota |
| Class: | Resentoviricetes |
| Order: | Reovirales |
| Family: | Sedoreoviridae |
| Genus: | Orthoreovirus |
| Species: | Nelson Bay orthoreovirus
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Virology
editGenome
editThe NBV has a morphology similar to other orthoreoviruses, but has a much more rapid cytopathic effect.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ L I Pritchard; K B Chua; D Cummins; A Hyatt; G Crameri; B T Eaton; L-F Wang (6 October 2005). "Pulau virus; a new member of the Nelson Bay orthoreovirus species isolated from fruit bats in Malaysia". Archives of Virology. 151 (2) (published February 2006): 229–239. doi:10.1007/s00705-005-0644-4. PMID 16205863. S2CID 19562111.
- ^ a b Gard G, Compans RW. Structure and cytopathic effects of Nelson Bay virus. J Virol. 1970 Jul;6(1):100–6.
- ^ Dryden; et al. (2008). "The Structure of Orthoreoviruses". Segmented Double-stranded RNA Viruses: Structure and Molecular Biology. Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-21-9.
External links
edit- MicrobiologyBytes—Reoviruses
- Viralzone: Orthoreovirus