''Sedoreovirinae'' (''sedo'' = smooth) is a subfamily of the ''
Reoviridae
''Reoviridae'' is a family of double-stranded RNA viruses. Member viruses have a wide host range, including vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, protists and fungi. They lack lipid envelopes and package their segmented genome within multi-layere ...
'' family of viruses. Viruses in this subfamily are distinguished by the absence of a turreted protein on the inner
capsid
A capsid is the protein shell of a virus, enclosing its genetic material. It consists of several oligomeric (repeating) structural subunits made of protein called protomers. The observable 3-dimensional morphological subunits, which may or ma ...
to produce a smooth surface.
Characteristics
Like other members of the ''
Reoviridae
''Reoviridae'' is a family of double-stranded RNA viruses. Member viruses have a wide host range, including vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, protists and fungi. They lack lipid envelopes and package their segmented genome within multi-layere ...
'' family, viruses of the ''Sedoreovirinae'' subfamily are made of naked, icosahedral capsids containing 10-12 segments of linear double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). The Baltimore System of viral classification categorizes ''Reoviridae'' in Group III.
Importance
Viruses classified in the ''Sedoreovirinae'' subfamily infect a wide range of plants and animals, including some that can infect humans. There is not only the potential of a few of these viruses to cause human disease, but also to reduce the supply of crops and livestock.
Viruses
Genus ''Cardoreovirus''
''
Eriocheir sinensis reovirus'' was isolated out of a Chinese mitten crab (''
Eriocheir sinensis''). No currently known associated disease.
Genus ''Mimoreovirus''
''
Microsomonas pusilla reovirus'' was isolated from the marine protist ''
Micromonas pusilla
''Micromonas'' is a genus of green algae in the family ''Mamiellaceae''.
Before the characterization in 2016 of a second species, ''Micromonas commoda'', ''Micromonas pusilla'' was considered to be the only species in the genus, which led to a d ...
''
Genus ''Orbivirus''
Arbovirus
Arbovirus is an informal name for any virus that is transmitted by arthropod vectors. The term ''arbovirus'' is a portmanteau word (''ar''thropod-''bo''rne ''virus''). ''Tibovirus'' (''ti''ck-''bo''rne ''virus'') is sometimes used to more sp ...
es containing dsRNA are placed in this genus. Some ''
Orbivirus
''Orbivirus'' is a genus of double-stranded RNA viruses in the family ''Reoviridae'' and subfamily '' Sedoreovirinae''. Unlike other reoviruses, orbiviruses are arboviruses. They can infect and replicate within a wide range of arthropod and ver ...
'' infect livestock with high rates of morbidity and mortality.
Includes: ''
Bluetongue virus
Bluetongue disease is a noncontagious, insect-borne, viral disease of ruminants, mainly sheep and less frequently cattle, yaks, goats, buffalo, deer, dromedaries, and antelope. It is caused by ''Bluetongue virus'' (''BTV''). The virus is ...
,
African horse sickness
African horse sickness (AHS) is a highly infectious and deadly disease caused by ''African horse sickness virus''. It commonly affects horses, mules, and donkeys. It is caused by a virus of the genus ''Orbivirus'' belonging to the family ''Reov ...
virus,
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) is a hemorrhagic disease of white-tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus'') caused by an infection of a virus from the genus ''Orbivirus'' subsequently called ''Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus'' (EHDV). It is ...
virus'', among others.
Genus ''Phytoreovirus''
Known
phytoreovirus
''Phytoreovirus'' is a genus of viruses, in the family ''Reoviridae'', in the subfamily ''Sedoreovirinae''. They are non-turreted reoviruses that are major agricultural pathogens, particularly in Asia. Oryza sativa for RDV and RGDV, dicotyledono ...
es are plant pathogens causing dwarfism and the formation of tumors.
Included: ''
Rice dwarf virus
Rice dwarf virus (RDV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Reoviridae
''Reoviridae'' is a family of double-stranded RNA viruses. Member viruses have a wide host range, including vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, protists and fungi. T ...
'', ''
Rice gall dwarf virus'', and ''
Wound tumor virus''.
Genus ''Rotavirus''
''
Rotavirus
''Rotavirus'' is a genus of double-stranded RNA viruses in the family ''Reoviridae''. Rotaviruses are the most common cause of diarrhoeal disease among infants and young children. Nearly every child in the world is infected with a rotavirus ...
A-E'' cause infantile gastroenteritis in humans and farm animals.
Genus ''Seadornavirus''
Many known ''
Seadornaviruses'' cause encephalitis in humans.
Included: ''
Banna virus
Banna virus (BAV) is a virus belonging to ''Reoviridae'', a family of segmented, non-enveloped, double-stranded RNA viruses. It is an arbovirus, being primarily transmitted to humans from the bite of infected mosquitoes of the genus ''Culex''. P ...
'', ''
Kadipiro virus'', and ''
Liao ning virus''.
References
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Reoviruses
Virus subfamilies