J Bacteriol Virol.  2019 Jun;49(2):45-52. 10.4167/jbv.2019.49.2.45.

Our Hantaan Virus Became a New Family, Hantaviridae in the Classification of Order Bunyavirales. It will Remain as a History of Virology

• Lee HW
• Song JW

• KMID: 2452045
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4167/jbv.2019.49.2.45

Abstract

In February 2019, the order Bunyavirales, previously family Bunyaviridae, was amended by new order of 10 families including Hantaviridae family, and now accepted by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Hantaviridae is now a family of the order Bunyavirales, and the prototype virus species is Hantaan orthohantavirus. The family Hantaviridae is divided into four subfamilies including Mammantavirinae, Repantavirinae, Actantavirinae and Agantavirinae. The subfamily Mammantavirinae is divided into four genera including Orthohantavirus, Loanvirus, Mobatvirus and Thottimvirus. The four Hantavirus species have been found in Korea including three Orthohantaviruses (Hantaan orthohantavirus, Seoul orthohantavirus and Jeju orthohantavirus) and one Thottimvirus (Imjin thottimvirus).

Keyword

order Bunyavirales; family Hantaviridae; genus Orthohantavirus; genus Thottimvirus; Hantaan orthohantanvirus; Seoul orthohantanvirus and Jeju orthohantanvirus; Imjin thottimvirus

MeSH Terms

Bunyaviridae
Classification*
Hantaan virus*
Hantavirus
Humans
Korea
Seoul
Virology*

Figure

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  Figure 1 Virus classification of Bunyavirales

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  Figure 2 Virus classification of Hantaviridae

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  Figure 3 Taxonomy history of Orthohantavirus from International Committee on Taxonomy of Virus(ICTV)

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