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Enterovirus alphacoxsackie
Enterovirus betacoxsackie
Enterovirus coxsackiepol
Enterovirus deconjuncti
Enterovirus eibovi
Enterovirus fitauri
Enterovirus geswini
Enterovirus hesimi
Enterovirus idromi
Enterovirus jesimi
Enterovirus krodeni
Enterovirus lesimi
Enterovirus alpharhino
Enterovirus betarhino
Enterovirus cerhino
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The genus Enterovirus consists of 15 species: Enterovirus alphacoxsackie, Enterovirus betacoxsackie, Enterovirus coxsackiepol, Enterovirus deconjuncti, Enterovirus eibovi, Enterovirus fitauri, Enterovirus geswini, Enterovirus hesimi, Enterovirus idromi, Enterovirus jesimi, Enterovirus krodeni, Enterovirus lesimi, Enterovirus alpharhino, Enterovirus betarhino and Enterovirus cerhino. These were formerly named Enterovirus A, Enterovirus B, Enterovirus C, Enterovirus D, Enterovirus E, Enterovirus F, Enterovirus G, Enterovirus H, Enterovirus I, Enterovirus J, Enterovirus K, Enterovirus L, Rhinovirus A, Rhinovirus B and Rhinovirus C, respecively.

The three poliovirus serotypes now belong to the species Enterovirus coxsackiepol and the species Poliovirus no longer exists.

A new enterovirus has been found in camels (Dromedary camel enterovirus); now designated as Enterovirus idromi.

Enterovirus and rhinovirus species names were changed to remove references to host species names (approved by the ICTV Feb 2013)

Current species name Former species name Original species name  
Enterovirus alphacoxsackie Enterovirus A Human enterovirus A  
Enterovirus betacoxsackie Enterovirus B Human enterovirus B  
Enterovirus coxsackiepol Enterovirus C Human enterovirus C  
Enterovirus deconjuncti Enterovirus D Human enterovirus D  
Enterovirus eibovi Enterovirus E Bovine enterovirus (group A)  
Enterovirus fitauri Enterovirus F Bovine enterovirus (group B)  
Enterovirus geswini Enterovirus G Porcine enterovirus B  
Enterovirus hesimi Enterovirus H Simian enterovirus A  
Enterovirus idromi Enterovirus I -  
Enterovirus jesimi Enterovirus J unclassified simian viruses  
Enterovirus krodeni Enterovirus K -  
Enterovirus lesimi Enterovirus L -  
Enterovirus alpharhino Rhinovirus A Human rhinovirus A  
 Enterovirus betarhino Rhinovirus B Human rhinovirus B  
Enterovirus cerhino Rhinovirus C Human rhinovirus C  

Genome organisation:

VPg+5’UTRIRES-I[1A-1B-1C-1D/2Apro-2Bviro-2C/3A-3BVPg-3Cpro-3Dpol]3’UTR-poly(A)

The former enterovirus species Porcine enterovirus A has been mover to the genus Sapelovirus and renamed Sapelovirus anglia (formerly named Sapelovirus A and before that Porcine saplelovirus).

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Man (human enterovirus infections) 
 
 

 

 

 

 
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