Herpesvirus gorilla

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name = "Herpesvirus gorilla"
virus_group = i
familia = "Herpesviridae"
subfamilia = "Gammaherpesvirinae"
genus = "Lymphocryptovirus"
species = "Herpesvirus gorilla"

Herpesvirus gorilla was the fifth virus described in the lymphocryptovirus genus of herpesviruses. Previously described members of that genus were the human Epstein-Barr virus as well as lymphocryptoviruses that infect baboons, chimpanzees, and orangutans. As its name implies, "herpesvirus gorilla" infects gorillas. [cite journal |author=Neubauer RH, Rabin H, Strnad BC, Nonoyama M, Nelson-Rees WA |title=Establishment of a lymphoblastoid cell line and isolation of an Epstein-Barr-related virus of gorilla origin|journal=J Virol |volume= 1979 Sep;31(3):845-8|pmid= 92573 |doi=]

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