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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Taxonomic Hierarchy > Viruses and Viroids > RNA viruses > ssRNA viruses > negative sense, single-stranded RNA viruses > Bunyavirales > Peribunyaviridae > Orthobunyavirus
Taxonomic Hierarchy > Viruses and Viroids > Riboviria > Orthornavirae > Negarnaviricota > Polyploviricotina > Ellioviricetes > Bunyavirales > Peribunyaviridae > Orthobunyavirus
Preferred Term:

Orthobunyavirus

Definition:
A genus of the family Bunyaviridae containing over 150 viruses, most of which are transmitted by mosquitoes or flies. They are arranged in groups defined by serological criteria, each now named for the original reference species (previously called serogroups).
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
Peribunyaviridae
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • Bunyavirus
  • bunyaviruses
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5920
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