''Rubivirus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
virus
A virus is a wikt:submicroscopic, submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living Cell (biology), cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and ...
es. It contains three species.
Taxonomy
The following three species are assigned to the genus:
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Rubivirus rubellae
Rubella virus (RuV) is the pathogenic agent of the disease rubella, transmitted only between humans via the respiratory route, and is the main cause of congenital rubella syndrome when infection occurs during the first weeks of pregnancy.
Ru ...
'', commonly called rubella virus
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Rubivirus ruteetense
Ruhugu virus, scientific name ''Rubivirus ruteetense'', is a species of virus in the genus ''Rubivirus''. It was discovered in 2019 in healthy Ugandan bats. It belongs to the family of ''Matonaviridae'', a single-stranded RNA of positive pola ...
'', commonly called ruhugu virus
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Rubivirus strelense
Rustrela virus, scientific name ''Rubivirus strelense'', is a species of virus in the genus ''Rubivirus''.
History
Scientists discovered Rustrela in acutely encephalitic placental and marsupial mammals – a donkey, a capybara, and ...
'', commonly called rustrela virus
References
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Virus genera