title: ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Iflaviridae.
abstract: Iflaviridae is a family of small non-enveloped viruses with monopartite, positive-stranded RNA genomes of approximately 9-11 kilobases. Viruses of all classified species infect arthropod hosts, with the majority infecting insects. Both beneficial and pest insects serve as hosts, and infections can be symptomless (Nilaparvatalugens honeydew virus 1) or cause developmental abnormalities (deformed wing virus), behavioural changes (sacbrood virus) and premature mortality (infectious flacherie virus). The host range has not been examined for most members. The most common route of infection for iflaviruses is the ingestion of virus-contaminated food sources. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the taxonomy of the Iflaviridae, which is available at www.ictv.global/report/iflaviridae.
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville FL 32608, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Valles
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville MD 20705, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Firth
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of the Basque Country (EHU), Biophysics Institute (CSIC-UPV/EHU), B° Sarriena S/N, Leioa 48940, Spain.
authors.forename: D M A
authors.initials: DMA
authors.lastname: Guérin
authors.affiliation: Protein Sciences Corporation, Meriden CT 06450, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Universitat de València, Burjassot, Spain.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herrero
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala 750 07, Sweden.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: de Miranda
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville MD 20705, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ryabov
authors.lastname: Ictv Report Consortium
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D058507:Host Specificity; D007304:Insect Viruses / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D007313:Insecta / Q000145:classification / Q000821:virology; D010802:Phylogeny; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology