The genus Parechovirus is comprised of six species, Parechovirus A (formerly named Human parechovirus), Parechovirus B (formerly named Ljungan virus), Parechovirus C (Sebokele virus) and Parechovirus D (ferret parechovirus), Parechovirus E (falcon parechovirus) and Parechovirus F (gecko parechovirus).

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Genome organisation

Parechovirus A (human parechovirus):

VPg+5'UTR^IRES-II[1AB-1C-1D/2A^H-Box/NC-2B-2C/3A-3B^VPg-3C^pro-3D^pol]3'UTR-poly(A)

Parechovirus B (Ljungan virus) & Parechovirus C (Sebokele virus):

VPg+5'UTR^IRES-II[1AB-1C-1D?2A1^npgp/2A2^H-Box/NC-2B-2C/3A-3B^VPg-3C^pro-3D^pol]3'UTR-poly(A)

Parechovirus D (ferret parechovirus):

VPg+5'UTR^IRES-IV[1AB-1C-1D?2A1^npgp/2A2^H-Box/NC-2B-2C/3A-3B^VPg-3C^pro-3D^pol]3'UTR-poly(A)

Parechovirus E (falcon parechovirus):

VPg+5'UTR^IRES[1AB-1C-1D?2A1^npgp/2A2^npgp/2A3^H-Box/NC-2B-2C/3A-3B^VPg-3C^pro-3D^pol]3'UTR-poly(A)

Parechovirus F (gecko parechovirus [aka Yili Teratoscincus reborowskii picornavirus 2]):

VPg+5'UTR^IRES[1AB-1C-1D?2A1^npgp/2A2^H-Box/NC-2B-2C/3A-3B^VPg-3C^pro-3D^pol]3'UTR-poly(A)