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Title: ADENOVIRIDAE

Author
item BENKO, MARIA - VET MEDICAL RESEARCH INST
item HARRACH, B - VET MEDICAL RESEARCH INST
item BOTH, GERALD - CSIRO
item RUSSELL, W - ST. ANDREWS COLLEGE
item ADAIR, BRIAN - VET SCIENCES DIVISION
item JOHNSON, MICHAEL - CSIRO
item KAJON, ADRIANA - LOVELACE RESPIRATORY INST
item KIDD, ALISTAIR - UNIVERSITY OF UMEA
item LEHMKUHL, HOWARD
item WADELL, GORAN - UNIVERSITY OF UMEA

Submitted to: Taxonomy of Viruses
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/20/2004
Publication Date: 5/19/2005
Citation: Benko, M., Harrach, B., Both, G.W., Russell, W.C., Adair, B.M., Adam, E., deJong, J.C., Hess, M., Johnson, M., Kajon, A., Kidd, A.H., Lehmkuhl, H.D., Li, Q., Mautner, V., Pring-Akerblom, P., Wadell, G. 2005. Adenoviridae. In: Fauquet, C.M., Mayo, M.A., Maniloff, J., Desselberger, U., Ball, L.A., editors. Virus Taxonomy. Eighth Report of the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses. San Diego, California: Elsevier Academic Press. p. 213-228.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The Adenovirus Study Group’s main function is the biological and molecular characterization of animal adenoviruses. In the passed decade, the Adenovirus Study Group has characterized the genome of new animal adenovirus isolates and compared them to the well-known mammalian adenoviruses. Based on the DNA sequences, the recognition of a unique genomic organization and the results of phylogenetic analyses, adenoviruses have been divided into separate taxons equivalent to the existing two (Mastadenovirus & Aviadenovirus) genera within the family Adenoviridae. We have established two new genera: Atadenovirus and Siadenovirus.