Variarterivirinae

Variarterivirinae is a subfamily of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses which infect vertebrates. The subfamily is in the family Arteriviridae and order Nidovirales. The subfamily contains three genera.

Structure

Member viruses are enveloped, spherical, and 45–60 nm in diameter.

Genome

Variarteriviruses have a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome.

Taxonomy

The subfamily Variarterivirinae contains three genera:

Betaarterivirus
Gammaarterivirus
''Nuarterivirus''