Bear Canyon virus
| Bear Canyon virus | |
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Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Bunyaviricetes |
| Order: | Hareavirales |
| Family: | Arenaviridae |
| Genus: | Mammarenavirus |
| Species: | Mammarenavirus bearense |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bear Canyon virus (BCNV),[2] is a Mammarenavirus similar to Whitewater Arroyo virus (WWAV) and Tamiami virus (TAMV); all three being New World arenaviruses. The virus is named after Bear Canyon, the area it was originally discovered in.[3]
References
- ^ "History of the taxon: Species: Mammarenavirus bearense (2024 Release, MSL #40)". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Cajimat, M. N.; Milazzo, M. L.; Hess, B. D.; Rood, M. P.; Fulhorst, C. F. (2007). "Principal host relationships and evolutionary history of the North American arenaviruses". Virology. 367 (2): 235–243. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2007.05.031. PMC 2323605. PMID 17624390.
- ^ Fulhorst, C. F.; Bennett, S. G.; Milazzo, M. L.; Murray Jr, H. L.; Webb Jr, J. P.; Cajimat, M. N.; Bradley, R. D. (2002). "Bear Canyon Virus: An Arenavirus Naturally Associated with the California Mouse (Peromyscus californicus)". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 8 (7): 717–721. doi:10.3201/eid0807.010281. PMC 2730321. PMID 12095441.