Ectromelia virus
Ectromelia virus | |
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Virus classification | |
Group: | Group I (dsDNA) |
Order: | Unassigned |
Family: | Poxviridae |
Subfamily: | Chordopoxvirinae |
Genus: | Orthopoxvirus |
Type species | |
Vaccinia virus | |
Species | |
Ectromelia virus |
Ectromelia virus (ECTV) is a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Orthopoxvirus that causes mousepox, a disease of mice. It has only been seen in mouse colonies kept for research purposes.[1] Mousepox causes skin lesions and generalized disease, which can be fatal. It is the only poxvirus to cause disease naturally in mice.
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