Genus Kunsagivirus

Genus Kunsagivirus presently comprises 3 species:

Species Kunsagivirus agrepla (formerly Kunsagivirus A), 1 type
Species Kunsagivirus bacameba (formerly Kunsagivirus B), 1 type
Species Kunsagivirus cetanba (formerly Kunsagivirus C), 1 type

Genome layout: VPg-5'UTRIRES-IVB [1AB-1C-1D-2A1npgp/2A2-2B-2Chel/3A-3BVPg- 3Cpro-3Dpol]3'UTR-poly(A)

There are 32 GenBank entries (as of 21 June 2026) !

Species

Type

Strain

Length

Acc. No.

Reference

Kunsagivirus agrepla

(formerly
Kunsagivirus A)

KuV-A1

kunsagivirus A1
strain roller/SZAL6-KuV/2011/HUN

7272 nt

KC935379

Boros et al. 2013. Genetic characterization of a novel picornavirus distantly related to the marine mammal-infecting aquamaviruses in a long-distance migrant bird species, European roller (Coracias garrulus). J Gen Virol 94(9):2029-2035.

NC_038317

Boros et al. 2013. Genetic characterization of a novel picornavirus distantly related to the marine mammal-infecting aquamaviruses in a long-distance migrant bird species, European roller (Coracias garrulus). J Gen Virol 94(9):2029-2035.

Kunsagivirus bacameba

(formerly
Kunsagivirus B)

KuV-B1

kunsagivirus B1
strain Bat/CAM/KuV-P2/2013

7092 nt

KX644936

Boros et al. 2013. Genetic characterization of a novel picornavirus distantly related to the marine mammal-infecting aquamaviruses in a long-distance migrant bird species, European roller (Coracias garrulus). J Gen Virol 94(9):2029-2035.

NC_033818

Boros et al. 2013. Genetic characterization of a novel picornavirus distantly related to the marine mammal-infecting aquamaviruses in a long-distance migrant bird species, European roller (Coracias garrulus). J Gen Virol 94(9):2029-2035.

Kunsagivirus cetanba

(formerly
Kunsagivirus C)

KuV-C1

kunsagivirus C1 (bakunsavirus)
strain baboon/M27-KuV/1986/TAN

7429 nt

KY670597

Buechler et al. unpublished

NC_034206

Buechler et al. unpublished




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