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Genera

Species: Theilovirus

Type: Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV)		5' UTR L VP4 VP2 VP3 VP1 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D 3' UTR
Type: Vilyuisk human encephalomyelitis virus (VHEV)		5' UTR L VP4 VP2 VP3 VP1 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D 3' UTR
Type: Thera virus (TRV)		5' UTR L VP4 VP2 VP3 VP1 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D 3' UTR
Type: Saffold virus 1 (SAFV-1)		5' UTR L VP4 VP2 VP3 VP1 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D 3' UTR
Type: Saffold virus 2 (SAFV-2)		5' UTR L VP4 VP2 VP3 VP1 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D 3' UTR
Type: Saffold virus 3 (SAFV-3)		5' UTR L VP4 VP2 VP3 VP1 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D 3' UTR
Type: Saffold virus 4 (SAFV-4)		5' UTR L VP4 VP2 VP3 VP1 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D 3' UTR
Type: Saffold virus 5 (SAFV-5)		5' UTR L VP4 VP2 VP3 VP1 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D 3' UTR
Type: Saffold virus 6 (SAFV-6)		5' UTR L VP4 VP2 VP3 VP1 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D 3' UTR
Type: Saffold virus 7 (SAFV-7)		5' UTR L VP4 VP2 VP3 VP1 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D 3' UTR
Type: Saffold virus 8 (SAFV-8)		5' UTR L VP4 VP2 VP3 VP1 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D 3' UTR
Type: Saffold virus 9 (SAFV-9)		5' UTR L VP4 VP2 VP3 VP1 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D 3' UTR

(White areas indicate genes which haven't yet been sequenced completely; grey areas are where only partial sequences exist)

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