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A proposal for a new (third) genus within the family Adenoviridae. 1998

M Benkö, and B Harrach

Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.

This article presents a proposal for the establishment of a new adenovirus genus to accommodate certain bovine, ovine, and avian adenoviruses with special characteristics which differentiate them from members of the existing genera Mastadenovirus and Aviadenovirus. This proposal has been developed from earlier versions with advice from the Adenovirus Study Group of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV).

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003062	Codon	A set of three nucleotides in a protein coding sequence that specifies individual amino acids or a termination signal (CODON, TERMINATOR). Most codons are universal, but some organisms do not produce the transfer RNAs (RNA, TRANSFER) complementary to all codons. These codons are referred to as unassigned codons (CODONS, NONSENSE).	Codon, Sense,Sense Codon,Codons,Codons, Sense,Sense Codons
D000256	Adenoviridae	A family of non-enveloped viruses infecting mammals (MASTADENOVIRUS) and birds (AVIADENOVIRUS) or both (ATADENOVIRUS). Infections may be asymptomatic or result in a variety of diseases.	Adenoviruses,Ichtadenovirus,Adenovirus,Ichtadenoviruses
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D016679	Genome, Viral	The complete genetic complement contained in a DNA or RNA molecule in a virus.	Viral Genome,Genomes, Viral,Viral Genomes
D017921	Mastadenovirus	A genus of ADENOVIRIDAE that infects MAMMALS including humans and causes a wide range of diseases. The type species is Human adenovirus C (see ADENOVIRUSES, HUMAN).	Mastadenoviruses