Group Group I (dsDNA) Subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae Rank Species | Family Herpesviridae Genus Lymphocryptovirus | |
Similar Lymphocryptovirus, Herpesvirales, Ponginae, Alphaherpesvirinae, Herpes B virus | ||
Herpesvirus gorilla was the fifth virus described in the lymphocryptovirus genus of herpesviruses. Previously described members of that genus were the human Epstein-Barr virus as well as lymphocryptoviruses that infect baboons, chimpanzees, and orangutans. As its name implies, herpesvirus gorilla infects gorillas.
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