Mivirus is a genus of negative-strand RNA viruses which infect arthropods. Member viruses have nonsegmented and bisegmented genomes. There are ten species in the genus.
Etymology The name Mivirus derives from (), the ancestral name of King Zhuang of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period, along with -virus, the suffix for a virus genus.
Genome
Miviruses have nonsegmented and bisegmented genomes which are linear. Some member viruses may have circular genomes.
Taxonomy
The genus contains the following species:
Mivirus amblyommae Mivirus belostomatis Mivirus boleense Mivirus changpingense Mivirus dermacentoris Mivirus genovaense Mivirus karukeraense Mivirus rhipicephali Mivirus suffolkense Mivirus wuhanense
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