| Picobirnavirus | |
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| Electron micrograph of human picobirnavirus particles | |
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
| Class: | Duplopiviricetes |
| Order: | Durnavirales |
| Family: | Picobirnaviridae |
| Genus: | Picobirnavirus |
Picobirnavirus is a genus of double-stranded RNA viruses. It is the only genus in the family Picobirnaviridae.[1] Although amniotes, especially mammals, were thought to serve as hosts, it has been recently suggested that these viruses might infect bacteria and possibly some other invertebrates. If they do infect bacteria, then they are Bacteriophages.[2][3] There are three species in this genus. Associated symptoms include gastroenteritis in animals and humans, though the disease association is unclear.[4][5]
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- ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "ICTV Report: Picobirnaviridae".