| Triatoma virus | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
| Class: | Pisoniviricetes |
| Order: | Picornavirales |
| Family: | Dicistroviridae |
| Genus: | Cripavirus |
| Species: | Triatoma virus
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Triatoma virus (TrV) is a virus belonging to the insect virus family Dicistroviridae.[1] Within this family, there are currently 3 genera and 15 species of virus.[2] Triatoma virus belongs to the genus Cripavirus. It is non-enveloped and its genetic material is positive-sense, single-stranded RNA.[1] The natural hosts of triatoma virus are invertebrates. TrV is a known pathogen to Triatoma infestans, the major vector of Chagas disease in Argentina which makes triatoma virus a major candidate for biological vector control as opposed to chemical insecticides.[3] Triatoma virus was first discovered in 1984 when a survey of pathogens of triatomes was conducted in the hopes of finding potential biological control methods for T. infestans.[4]
- ^ a b Agirre, Jon; Aloria, Kerman; Arizmendi, Jesus M.; Iloro, Ibón; Elortza, Félix; Sánchez-Eugenia, Rubén; Marti, Gerardo A.; Neumann, Emmanuelle; Rey, Félix A. (2011). "Capsid protein identification and analysis of mature Triatoma virus (TrV) virions and naturally occurring empty particles". Virology. 409 (1): 91–101. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2010.09.034. hdl:11336/101929. PMID 21030058.
- ^ "Genus: Aparavirus - Dicistroviridae - Picornavirales - International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
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