Yumkaaxvirus
| Yumkaaxvirus | |
|---|---|
Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Adnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Zilligvirae |
| Phylum: | Taleaviricota |
| Class: | Tokiviricetes |
| Order: | Maximonvirales |
| Family: | Ahmunviridae |
| Genus: | Yumkaaxvirus |
Yumkaaxvirus is a genus of viruses in the family Ahmunviridae and order Maximonvirales. It includes two species: Yumkaaxvirus pescaderoense[1] and Yumkaaxvirus juandefucaense.[2] Yumkaaxviruses are dsDNA viruses that infect archaea.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The order name, Maximonvirales, is named after Mayan god Maximon, a god of travelers, merchants, mecidine men/women, mischief and fertility. [3]
The family name, Ahmunviridae, is named after Mayan god Ah Mun, the god of agriculture. [3]
The genus name, Yumkaaxvirus, is named after Mayan god Yum Kaax, the god of the woods, the wild nature, and the hunt.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Taxon Details: Yumkaaxvirus pescaderoense". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "Taxon Details: Yumkaaxvirus juandefucaense". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Proposal 2022.001A.Nakonvirales_Maximonvirales_Coyopavirales_3no Download". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Laso-Pérez, Rafael; Wu, Fabai; Crémière, Antoine; Speth, Daan R.; Magyar, John S.; Zhao, Kehan; Krupovic, Mart; Orphan, Victoria J. (19 January 2023). "Evolutionary diversification of methanotrophic ANME-1 archaea and their expansive virome". Nature Microbiology. 8 (2): 231–245. doi:10.1038/s41564-022-01297-4. PMC 9894754. PMID 36658397.
- [VMR https://ictv.global/vmr/current]
- [Nucleotide-Genbank_OP413840 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/OP413840]
- [Nucleotide-Graph https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/OP413840.1?report=graph&log$=seqview] - Hypothetical proteins and genome
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