Quaranjavirus johnstonense is the type virus of the Quaranjavirus genus in the virus family Orthomyxoviridae. The virus was first isolated in 1964 from ticks found in a Noddy Tern nest on Sand Island, Johnston Atoll.[2] The discovery of the virus was notable as the only other species in the genus at the time had been previously discovered in Africa.[3] Mainly concentrated in the pacific the range of this virus includes Johnson Atoll, and New Zealand.[4]
Quaranjavirus johnstonense | |
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Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
Class: | Insthoviricetes |
Order: | Articulavirales |
Family: | Orthomyxoviridae |
Genus: | Quaranjavirus |
Species: | Quaranjavirus johnstonense
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Synonyms[1] | |
Johnston Atoll virus |