''Durnavirales'' is an order of
double-stranded RNA viruses
Double-stranded RNA viruses (dsRNA viruses) are a polyphyletic group of viruses that have double-stranded genomes made of ribonucleic acid. The double-stranded genome is used to transcribe a positive-strand RNA by the viral RNA-dependent RNA po ...
which infect
eukaryotes
Eukaryotes () are organisms whose cells have a nucleus. All animals, plants, fungi, and many unicellular organisms, are Eukaryotes. They belong to the group of organisms Eukaryota or Eukarya, which is one of the three domains of life. Bact ...
.
The name of the group derives from Italian ''duplo'' which means double (a reference to double-stranded), ''rna'' for the type of virus, and -''virales'' which is the suffix for a
virus order.
Families
The following families are recognized:
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Amalgaviridae''
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Curvulaviridae''
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Hypoviridae''
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Partitiviridae
''Partitiviridae'' is a family of double-stranded RNA viruses. Plants, fungi, and protozoa serve as natural hosts. It has been suggested that they can also infect bacteria. The name comes from the Latin ''partitius,'' which means divided, a ...
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Picobirnaviridae
''Picobirnavirus'' is a genus of double-stranded RNA viruses. It is the only genus in the family ''Picobirnaviridae''. Although amniotes, especially mammals, were thought to serve as hosts, it has been recently suggested that these viruses migh ...
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References
Viruses
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