ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Parvoviridae

• Published in: Journal of general virology Vol. 100; no. 3; pp. 367 - 368
• Main Authors: Cotmore, Susan F., Agbandje-McKenna, Mavis, Canuti, Marta, Chiorini, John A., Eis-Hubinger, Anna-Maria, Hughes, Joseph, Mietzsch, Mario, Modha, Sejal, Ogliastro, Mylène, Pénzes, Judit J., Pintel, David J., Qiu, Jianming, Soderlund-Venermo, Maria, Tattersall, Peter, Tijssen, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Microbiology Society 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Animals; Genome, Viral; Humans; ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profiles; Life Sciences; Microbiology and Parasitology; Parvoviridae - classification; Parvoviridae - genetics; Parvoviridae - isolation & purification; Parvoviridae - ultrastructure; Parvoviridae Infections - virology; Phylogeny; Virology; Virology - organization & administration; ICTV Report; Densovirinae; taxonomy; Parvoviridae; Parvovirinae
• ISSN: 0022-1317; 1465-2099; 1465-2099
• DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001212

Members of the family Parvoviridae are small, resilient, non-enveloped viruses with linear, single-stranded DNA genomes of 4–6 kb. Viruses in two subfamilies, the Parvovirinae and Densovirinae , are distinguished primarily by their respective ability to infect vertebrates (including humans) versus invertebrates. Being genetically limited, most parvoviruses require actively dividing host cells and are host and/or tissue specific. Some cause diseases, which range from subclinical to lethal. A few require co-infection with helper viruses from other families. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the Parvoviridae , which is available at www.ictv.global/report/parvoviridae .