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Nelson Bay virus

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Group
  
Group III (dsRNA)

Family
  
Reoviridae

Genus
  
Orthoreovirus

Order
  
Unassigned

Subfamily
  
Spinareovirinae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Orthoreovirus, Melaka virus, Menangle virus, Cypovirus, Seadornavirus

Nelson Bay virus (NBV) is a novel double-stranded RNA orthoreovirus species first isolated from a flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) near Nelson Bay in New South Wales, Australia.

Genome

The NBV has a morphology similar to other orthoreoviruses but has a much more rapid cytopathic effect.

References

Nelson Bay virus Wikipedia