Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 1

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]

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 ID	137443
Genome size	140,122 bases
Year of completion	2018

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