Type Species

Mice minute virus

(MMV)

Distinguishing Features

For some members of the genus, mature virions contain negative-strand DNA of 5 kb. In other members, positive-strand DNA occurs in variable proportions (1-50%). The linear molecule of ssDNA has hairpin structures at both the 5- and 3-ends. The 3-terminal hairpin is 115-116 nts in length, the 5 structure is 200-242 nts long. There are two mRNA promoters (map units 4 and 39) and a single polyadenylation site at the 3-end. Characteristic cytopathic effects are induced by the viruses during replication in cell culture. Many species exhibit hemagglutination with red blood cells of one or more species. Under experimental conditions the host range may be extended to a large number of vertebrate species (e.g., rodent viruses and LUIIIV replicate in Syrian hamsters). Transplacental transmission has been detected for a number of species. Goose parvovirus is transmitted vertically through the ovary.

List of Species Demarcation Criteria in the Genus

Species are distinguished on the basis of biological host range and differences in structural protein antigenicity.

List of Species in the Genus

Official virus species names are in italics. Tentative virus species names, alternative names ( ), strains or serotypes are not italicized. Virus names, genome sequence accession numbers [ ], and assigned abbreviations ( ) are:

Species in the Genus

Aleutian mink disease virus

[M20036]

(AMDV)

(Aleutian disease virus)

Bovine parvovirus

[M14363]

(BPV)

Canine minute virus

(CMV)

Canine parvovirus

[M19296]

(CPV)

Chicken parvovirus

(ChPV)

Feline panleukopenia virus

[M75728]

(FPLV)

Feline parvovirus

(FPV)

Goose parvovirus

[U25749]

(GPV)

HB virus

(HBPV)

H-1 virus

[X01457]

(H-1PV)

Kilham rat virus (Rat virus)

(KRV)

Lapine parvovirus

(LPV)

LUIII virus

[M81888]

(LUIIIV)

Mink enteritis virus

(MEV)

Mice minute virus

[J02275]

(MMV)

Mouse parvovirus 1

[U12469]

(MPV)

Muscovy duck parvovirus

[X75G93]

(MDPV)

Porcine parvovirus

[U44978]

(PPV)

Raccoon parvovirus

[M24005]

(RPV)

RT parvovirus

(RTPV)

Tumor virus X

(TVX)

Tentative Species in the Genus

Rheumatoid arthritis virus

(RAV-1)


Aleutian mink disease virus	[M20036]	(AMDV)
(Aleutian disease virus)
Bovine parvovirus	[M14363]	(BPV)
Canine minute virus		(CMV)
Canine parvovirus	[M19296]	(CPV)
Chicken parvovirus		(ChPV)
Feline panleukopenia virus	[M75728]	(FPLV)
Feline parvovirus		(FPV)
Goose parvovirus	[U25749]	(GPV)
HB virus		(HBPV)
H-1 virus	[X01457]	(H-1PV)
Kilham rat virus (Rat virus)		(KRV)
Lapine parvovirus		(LPV)
LUIII virus	[M81888]	(LUIIIV)
Mink enteritis virus		(MEV)
Mice minute virus	[J02275]	(MMV)
Mouse parvovirus 1	[U12469]	(MPV)
Muscovy duck parvovirus	[X75G93]	(MDPV)
Porcine parvovirus	[U44978]	(PPV)
Raccoon parvovirus	[M24005]	(RPV)
RT parvovirus		(RTPV)
Tumor virus X		(TVX)