Lymphocryptovirus

Overview
Lymphocryptoviruses (LCV, gamma-1 herpesviruses) are a genus of herpesviruses that include the human Epstein-Barr virus as well as viruses that infect both Old World monkeys and New World monkeys. Other names for the Lymphocryptovirus genus include Lymphocryptoviridae and gamma-1 herpesviruses.

Lymphocryptovirus species

 * human Epstein-Barr virus (EBV, Human herpesvirus 4, HHV-4)
 * chimpanzee lymphocryptovirus (Pongine herpesvirus 1, PoHV-1, Herpesvirus pan)
 * orangutan lymphocryptovirus (Pongine herpesvirus 2, PoHV-2, Orangutan herpesvirus)
 * Herpesvirus gorilla|gorilla lymphocryptovirus]] (Herpesvirus gorilla, Pongine herpesvirus 3, PoHV-3)
 * baboon lymphocryptovirus (baboon herpesvirus, Herpesvirus papio, HVP, Cercopithecine herpesvirus 12, CeHV-12)
 * African green monkey EBV-like virus (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 14, CeHV-14)
 * rhesus lymphocryptovirus (rhesus LCV, RLV, Cercopithecine HV 15)
 * marmoset lymphocryptovirus (Callitrichine HV 3, CalHV-3, CHV3)

ICTVdB Index of Viruses