''Yuyuevirus'' is a genus of
negative-strand RNA virus
Negative-strand RNA viruses (−ssRNA viruses) are a group of related viruses that have Sense (molecular biology), negative-sense, single-stranded genomes made of ribonucleic acid (RNA). They have genomes that act as complementary strands from w ...
es which infect invertebrates.
Member viruses have bisegmented genomes.
It is the only genus in the family ''Yueviridae'', which in turn is the only family in the order ''Goujianvirales'' and class ''Yunchangviricetes''. The genus contains two species.
Etymology
The name ''Yuyuevirus'' is from (), a synonym for the
Spring and Autumn period
The Spring and Autumn period () was a period in History of China, Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou (256 BCE), characterized by the gradual erosion of royal power as local lords nominally subject t ...
state of
Yuè, along with ''-virus'', the suffix for a virus genus.
''Yueviridae'' comes from (), also referring to Yuè state, with the suffix for virus family ''-viridae''.
''Goujianvirales'' is named in honor of
Goujian
Goujian (; r. 496–465 BC) was a king of the Yue state. He succeeded his father, Yunchang (允常), to the Yue throne.
Goujian's reign coincided with arguably the last major conflict of the Spring and Autumn period: the struggle between Wu ...
( ) the king of Yuè State.
''Yunchangviricetes'' is named in honor of
Yǔncháng ( ), the father of Gōujiàn.
Genome
Yuyueviruses have negative-sense, single-stranded RNA genomes that are bisegemented. The total genome length is 7.8–8.2 kbp.
Taxonomy
The genus contains the following species:
* ''
Yuyuevirus beihaiense''
* ''
Yuyuevirus shaheense''
References
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Negarnaviricota
Virus genera