| Simplexvirus macropodidalpha1 | |
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Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Duplodnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Heunggongvirae |
| Phylum: | Peploviricota |
| Class: | Herviviricetes |
| Order: | Herpesvirales |
| Family: | Orthoherpesviridae |
| Genus: | Simplexvirus |
| Species: | Simplexvirus macropodidalpha1 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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| NCBI genome ID | 43020 |
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| Genome size | 140,122 bases |
| Year of completion | 2018 |
Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 1 (MaHV-1) is a species ofherpesvirus in the genusSimplexvirus. It was officially accepted as a valid species by theInternational Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses in 2004.[2]
It has been detected in captive parma wallabies (Macropus parma)[3] while some other marsupial species have been found to be susceptible to infection when experimentally inoculated.[4]
