Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 1

Simplexvirus macropodidalpha1
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Duplodnaviria
Kingdom:	Heunggongvirae
Phylum:	Peploviricota
Class:	Herviviricetes
Order:	Herpesvirales
Family:	Orthoherpesviridae
Genus:	Simplexvirus
Species:	Simplexvirus macropodidalpha1
Synonyms[1]
Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 1 Macropodid herpesvirus 1 Parma-Wallaby-Herpesvirus

Genomic information

NCBI genome ID	43020
Genome size	140,122 bases
Year of completion	2018

Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 1 (MaHV-1) is a species of herpesvirus in the genus Simplexvirus. It was officially accepted as a valid species by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses in 2004.[2]

Hosts

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]

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  Illustration of healthy Macropus parma

See also

• Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 2

References

1. Davison, Andrew (27 January 2016). "Rename species in the family Herpesviridae to incorporate a subfamily designation" (PDF). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
2. "History of the taxon: Species: Simplexvirus macropodidalpha1 (2023 Release, MSL #39)". ictv.global. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
3. "ICTV Master Species List 2018b.v2". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
4. Zheng, T.; Napier, A. M.; O'Keefe, J. S.; Buddle, B. M. (2004-02-01). "Experimental infection of possums with macropodid herpesvirus 1". New Zealand Veterinary Journal. 52 (1): 20–25. doi:10.1080/00480169.2004.36386. ISSN 0048-0169. PMID 15768078. S2CID 33814792.

Further reading

• Giuliani S, Polkinghorne I, Smith GA, Young P, Mattick JS, Mahony TJ (2002). "Macropodid herpesvirus 1 encodes genes for both thymidylate synthase and ICP34.5". Virus Genes. 24 (3): 207–213. doi:10.1023/A:1015396430131. PMID 12086140. S2CID 20997947.
• Stalder K, Vaz PK, Gilkerson JR, Baker R, Whiteley P, Ficorilli N, Tatarczuch L, Portas T, Skogvold K, Anderson GA, Devlin JM (2015). "Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Herpesvirus Infection in Populations of Australian Marsupials". PLOS ONE. 10 (7): e0133807. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1033807S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133807. PMC 4519311. PMID 26222660.
• Thomson D, Smith G (1999). "Herpesvirus genome mapping: a rapid generic approach". Journal of Virological Methods. 82 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1016/S0166-0934(99)00085-3. PMID 10507407.
• Vaz PK, Mahony TJ, Harley CA, Fowler EV, Ficorilli N, Lee SW, Gilkerson JR, Browning GF, Devlin JM (2016). "The first genome sequence of a metatherian herpesvirus: Macropodid herpesvirus 1". BMC Genomics. 17: 70. doi:10.1186/s12864-016-2390-2. PMC 4724163. PMID 26800886.