Balasubramanian, G., Sudhakaran, R., Syed Musthaq, S., Sarathi, M. & Sahul Hameed, A. S. (2006). Studies on the inactivation of white spot syndrome virus of shrimp by physical and chemical treatments, and seaweed extracts tested in marine and freshwater animal models. J Fish Dis 29, 569-572. [PubMed]
None currently associated with this report.
Han-Ching Wang*
Nimaviridae Study Group Chair
Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences &
International Center for the Scientific Development of Shrimp Aquaculture
National Cheng Kung University
No. 1, University Road
Tainan 701
Taiwan
E-mail: wanghc@mail.ncku.edu.tw
Since only one genus is currently recognized, the genus description corresponds to the family description.
Whispo: derived from white spot syndrome virus
There is a single species in the genus.
Han-Ching Wang, Ikuo Hirono, Mary Beth Bacano Maningas, Kunlaya Somboonwiwat and Grant Stentiford
The citation for this ICTV Report chapter is the summary published as Wang et al., (2019):
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Nimaviridae, Journal of General Virology, 100: 1053–1054.
None currently associated with this report.
A summary of this ICTV Report chapter has been published as an ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile article in the Journal of General Virology, and should be cited when referencing this online chapter as follows:
Janekovic, D., Wunderl, S., Holz, I., Zillig, W., Gierl, A. & Neumann, H. (1983). TTV1, TTV2 and TTV3, a family of viruses of the extremely thermophilic, anaerobic sulfur reducing archaeabacterium Thermoproteus tenax. Mol Gen Genet 192, 39-45. [PMID
David Prangishvili*
Department of Microbiology
Institut Pasteur
25 rue du Dr. Roux
75015 Paris
France.
E-mail: david.prangishvili@pasteur.fr
Elena Rensen
Department of Cell Biology and Infection
Institut Pasteur
25, rue du Dr. Roux
75015 Paris
France.
E-mail : elena.rensen@pasteur.fr
Since only one genus is currently recognized, the genus description corresponds to the family description.
Species demarcation within this genus is based on the differences in the host range and gene content. There are too few representatives at the moment to provide more detailed demarcation criteria.
