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Virus acronyms in alphabetical order    

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Species names are in italics. All other virus names are not italicized and their taxonomic status is color-coded.
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Virus names are followed by species, genus, subfamily and family name with links to the respective taxonomic list:

  (R)Enterobacteria phage RT7-like VirusesPodoviridae
  (R1)Actinomycetes phage R1unassignedSiphoviridae
  (R17)Enterobacteria phage R17Enterobacteria phage MS2LevivirusLeviviridae
  (R1-Myb)Mycobacterium phage R1-MybunassignedSiphoviridae
  (r1t)Lactococcus phage r1tunassignedSiphoviridae
  (R2)Actinomycetes phage R2unassignedSiphoviridae
  (R23)Enterobacteria phage R23unassignedLeviviridae
  (R23)Enterobacteria phage R23Enterobacteria phage R23unassignedLeviviridae
  (R34)Enterobacteria phage R34unassignedLeviviridae
  (R34)Enterobacteria phage R34Enterobacteria phage R34unassignedLeviviridae
  (R4)Streptomyces phage R4ϕC31-like VirusesSiphoviridae
  (Ra/LV/RHDV)Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virusLagovirusCaliciviridae
  (Ra/LV/RHDV/AST89/1989/SP)RHDV-AST89Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virusLagovirusCaliciviridae
  (Ra/LV/RHDV/BS89/1989/IT)RHDV-BS89Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virusLagovirusCaliciviridae
  (Ra/LV/RHDV/GH/1988/GE)RHDV-FRGRabbit hemorrhagic disease virusLagovirusCaliciviridae
  (Ra/LV/RHDV/RCV/1995/IT)Rabbit calicivirusRabbit hemorrhagic disease virusLagovirusCaliciviridae
  (Ra/LV/RHDV/SD/1989/FR)RHDV-SDRabbit hemorrhagic disease virusLagovirusCaliciviridae
  (RABV)Rabies virusRabies virusLyssavirusRhabdoviridae
  (RADIV)Radi virusRadi virusVesiculovirusRhabdoviridae
  (RaEMV)Radish enation mosaic virusRadish mosaic virusComovirusComoviridae
  (RaHV-1)Ranid herpesvirus 1Ranid herpesvirus 1unassignedunassignedHerpesviridae
  (RaHV-2)Ranid herpesvirus 2Ranid herpesvirus 2unassignedunassignedHerpesviridae
  (RaMV)Radish mosaic virusRadish mosaic virusComovirusComoviridae
  (RanMoV)Ranunculus mottle virusRanunculus mottle virusPotyvirusPotyviridae
  (RaRSV)Ranunculus repens symptomless virusRanunculus repens symptomless virusunassignedRhabdoviridae
  (RaV)Raphanus virusRaphanus virusunassignedRhabdoviridae
  (RaVCV)Radish vein clearing virusRadish vein clearing virusPotyvirusPotyviridae
  (RAZAV)Raza virusHughes virusNairovirusBunyaviridae
  (RAZV)Razdan virusRazdan virusunassignedBunyaviridae
  (RB42)Enterobacteria phage RB42T4-like VirusesMyoviridae
  (RB43)Enterobacteria phage RB43T4-like VirusesMyoviridae
  (RB49)Enterobacteria phage RB49T4-like VirusesMyoviridae
  (RB69)Enterobacteria phage RB69T4-like VirusesMyoviridae
  (RbCoV)Rabbit coronavirusRabbit coronavirusCoronavirusCoronaviridae
  (RBDV)Raspberry bushy dwarf virusRaspberry bushy dwarf virusIdaeovirusunassigned
  (RBSDV)Rice black streaked dwarf virusRice black streaked dwarf virusFijivirusReoviridae
  (RBUV)Rochambeau virusRochambeau virusLyssavirusRhabdoviridae
  (RBV)Rotifer birnavirus (Brachiorus plicatilis)Rotifer birnavirusunassignedBirnaviridae
  (RBV)Rio Bravo virusRio Bravo virusFlavivirusFlaviviridae
  (RCAV)Rio Cacarana virusRio Cacarana virusArenavirusArenaviridae
  (RCCV-2)Red clover cryptic virus 2Red clover cryptic virus 2BetacryptovirusPartitiviridae
  (RCIMV)Red clover mosaic virusRed clover mosaic virusunassignedRhabdoviridae
  (RCMV)Red clover mottle virusComovirusComoviridae
  (RCMV-S)Red clover mottle virus - SRed clover mottle virusComovirusComoviridae
  (RCNMV)Red clover necrotic mosaic virusRed clover necrotic mosaic virusDianthovirusTombusviridae
  (RCNV)Raccoonpox virusRaccoonpox virusOrthopoxvirusChordopoxvirinaePoxviridae
  (RCSV)Rubus Chinese seed-borne virusRubus Chinese seed-borne virusSadwavirusunassigned
  (RCVMV)Red clover vein mosaic virusRed clover vein mosaic virusCarlavirusFlexiviridae
  (RDV)Rice dwarf virusRice dwarf virusPhytoreovirusReoviridae
  (Re/VV/VESV/Cro-1/1978/US)Reptile calicivirusVesicular exanthema of swine virusVesivirusCaliciviridae
  (REBOV)Reston ebolavirusEbolavirusFiloviridae
  (REBOV-Phi)Reston ebolavirus - Philippines (1989) Reston ebolavirusEbolavirusFiloviridae
  (REBOV-Res)Reston ebolavirus - Reston (1989) Reston ebolavirusEbolavirusFiloviridae
  (REBOV-Sie)Reston ebolavirus - Siena (1992)Reston ebolavirusEbolavirusFiloviridae
  (REBOV-Tex)Reston ebolavirus - Texas (1996)Reston ebolavirusEbolavirusFiloviridae
  (REIR)Rana esculenta iridovirusRanavirusIridoviridae
  (RESV)Restan virusMarituba virusOrthobunyavirusBunyaviridae
  (ReTBV)Rembrandt tulip breaking virusRembrandt tulip breaking virusPotyvirusPotyviridae
  (REV)Reticuloendotheliosis virusGammaretrovirusOrthoretrovirinaeRetroviridae
  (REV-A)Reticuloendotheliosis virus (strain A)Reticuloendotheliosis virusGammaretrovirusOrthoretrovirinaeRetroviridae
  (REV-T)Reticuloendotheliosis virus (strain T)Reticuloendotheliosis virusGammaretrovirusOrthoretrovirinaeRetroviridae
  (RFV)Royal Farm virusRoyal Farm virusFlavivirusFlaviviridae
  (RFV)Rabbit fibroma virusRabbit fibroma virusLeporipoxvirusChordopoxvirinaePoxviridae
  (RGCV)Ryegrass cryptic virusRyegrass cryptic virusAlphacryptovirusPartitiviridae
  (RGDV)Rice gall dwarf virusRice gall dwarf virusPhytoreovirusReoviridae
  (RGHBV)Ross's goose hepatitis B virusRoss's goose hepatitis B virusunassignedHepadnaviridae
  (RGMoV)Ryegrass mottle virusRyegrass mottle virusSobemovirusunassigned
  (RGMV)Ryegrass mosaic virusRyegrass mosaic virusRymovirusPotyviridae
  (RGNNV)Redspotted grouper nervous necrosis virusRedspotted grouper nervous necrosis virusBetanodavirusNodaviridae
  (RGRCV)Rio Grande cichlid virusRio Grande cichlid virusunassignedRhabdoviridae
  (RGSV)Rice grassy stunt virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RGSV-cn)Rice grassy stunt virus - cnRice grassy stunt virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RGSV-ph(l))Rice grassy stunt virus – ph (Laguna)Rice grassy stunt virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RGSV-ph(sc))Rice grassy stunt virus – ph (South Cotabato)Rice grassy stunt virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RGV)Rio Grande virusRio Grande virusPhlebovirusBunyaviridae
  (RHBV)Rice hoja blanca virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RHBV-co)Rice hoja blanca virus - coRice hoja blanca virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RHBV-cr)Rice hoja blanca virus - crRice hoja blanca virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RhGMV)Rhynchosia golden mosaic virusRhynchosia golden mosaic virusBegomovirusGeminiviridae
  (RhGMV-[Chi])Rhynchosia golden mosaic virus - [Chiapas]Rhynchosia golden mosaic virusBegomovirusGeminiviridae
  (RhiV)Rhizidiomyces virusRhizidiomyces virusRhizidiovirusunassigned
  (RHIV)Rhode Island virusRhode Island virusunassignedRhabdoviridae
  (RhPV)Rhopalosiphum padi virusRhopalosiphum padi virusCripavirusDicistroviridae
  (RhPV-1)Rhesus monkey papillomavirus 1Rhesus monkey papillomavirus – 1AlphapapillomavirusPapillomaviridae
  (RhsV-717)Rhizoctonia solani virus 717Rhizoctonia solani virus 717PartitivirusPartitiviridae
  (Rhumv)Rhubarb mosaic virusArabis mosaic virusNepovirusComoviridae
  (RhuV5)Rhubarb virus 5Strawberry latent ringspot virusSadwavirusunassigned
  (RhVY)Rhopalanthe virus YRhopalanthe virus YPotyvirusPotyviridae
  (RIOMV)Rio Mamore virusRio Mamore virusHantavirusBunyaviridae
  (RIOS)Rio Segundo virusRio Segundo virusHantavirusBunyaviridae
  (RKV)Rabbit kidney vacuolating virusRabbit kidney vacuolating virusPolyomavirusPolyomaviridae
  (RMLV)RML 105355 virusUukuniemi virusPhlebovirusBunyaviridae
  (RmPV)Rhesus macaque parvovirusRhesus macaque parvovirusErythrovirusParvovirinaeParvoviridae
  (RMV)Ribgrass mosaic virusRibgrass mosaic virusTobamovirusunassigned
  (RMV-1)Rat minute virus 1Rat minute virus 1ParvovirusParvovirinaeParvoviridae
  (RNMV)Rice necrosis mosaic virusRice necrosis mosaic virusBymovirusPotyviridae
  (RnMYRV-3/W370)Rosellinia necatrix 3 (W370)Mycoreovirus 3MycoreovirusReoviridae
  (RNV)Rio Negro virusAlphavirusTogaviridae
  (RNV)Rio Negro virus (strain Ag80-663)Rio Negro virusAlphavirusTogaviridae
  (ROCV)Rocio virusIlheus virusFlavivirusFlaviviridae
  (RoMNPV)Rachiplusia ou MNPVAutographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirusNucleopolyhedrovirusBaculoviridae
  (RoMoV)Rottboellia mottle virusRottboelia yellow mottle virusSobemovirusunassigned
  (RoNRSV)Rhododendron necrotic ringspot virusRhododendron necrotic ringspot virusPotexvirusFlexiviridae
  (ROPV)Rabbit oral papillomavirusRabbit oral papillomavirusKappapapillomavirusPapillomaviridae
  (Rosebush)Mycobacterium phage RosebushunassignedSiphoviridae
  (RP2)Streptomyces phage RP2ϕC31-like VirusesSiphoviridae
  (RP3)Streptomyces phage RP3ϕC31-like VirusesSiphoviridae
  (RPCV-1)Red pepper cryptic virus 1Red pepper cryptic virus 1AlphacryptovirusPartitiviridae
  (RPCV-2)Red pepper cryptic virus 2Red pepper cryptic virus 2AlphacryptovirusPartitiviridae
  (RpLCV)Raspberry leaf curl virusRaspberry ringspot virusNepovirusComoviridae
  (RpRSV)Raspberry ringspot virusRaspberry ringspot virusNepovirusComoviridae
  (RpRSV)Redcurrant ringspot virusRaspberry ringspot virusNepovirusComoviridae
  (RpRSV-Che)Raspberry ringspot virus - CherryRaspberry ringspot virusNepovirusComoviridae
  (RpRSV-Gra)Raspberry ringspot virus - GrapevineRaspberry ringspot virusNepovirusComoviridae
  (RPV)Raccoon parvovirusFeline panleukopenia virusParvovirusParvovirinaeParvoviridae
  (RPV)Reindeer papillomavirusEuropean elk papillomavirusDeltapapillomavirusPapillomaviridae
  (RPV)Rinderpest virusRinderpest virusMorbillivirusParamyxovirinaeParamyxoviridae
  (RPV-1)Rat parvovirus 1Rat parvovirus 1ParvovirusParvovirinaeParvoviridae
  (RPXV-UTR)Rabbitpox virus UtrechtVaccinia virusOrthopoxvirusChordopoxvirinaePoxviridae
  (RR66)Xanthomonas phage RR66unassignedPodoviridae
  (RRSV)Rice ragged stunt virusOryzavirusReoviridae
  (RRSV-Ind)Rice ragged stunt virus - IndiaRice ragged stunt virusOryzavirusReoviridae
  (RRSV-Phi)Rice ragged stunt virus - PhilippinesRice ragged stunt virusOryzavirusReoviridae
  (RRSV-Tai)Rice ragged stunt virus - ThailandRice ragged stunt virusOryzavirusReoviridae
  (RRV)Reptilian orthoreovirusOrthoreovirusReoviridae
  (RRV)Ross River virusRoss River virusAlphavirusTogaviridae
  (RRV)Reed Ranch virusReed Ranch virusunassignedRhabdoviridae
  (RRV-PY)Reptilian orthoreovirus - PythonReptilian orthoreovirusOrthoreovirusReoviridae
  (RSIV)Red Sea bream iridovirus Infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virusMegalocytivirusIridoviridae
  (RSNV)Rice stripe necrosis virusRice stripe necrosis virusBenyvirusunassigned
  (RSPaV)Rupestris stem pitting-associated virusRupestris stem pitting-associated virusFoveavirusFlexiviridae
  (RSTV)Rost Island virusGreat Island virusOrbivirusReoviridae
  (RSV-'(m))Rice stripe virus -.jp (m)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV)Rous sarcoma virusAlpharetrovirusOrthoretrovirinaeRetroviridae
  (RSV)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-cn(bs))Rice stripe virus - cn (bs)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-cn(cx))Rice stripe virus - cn (cx)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-cn(dl))Rice stripe virus - cn (dl)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-cn(dw))Rice stripe virus - cn (dw)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-cn(hz))Rice stripe virus - cn (hz)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-cn(jd))Rice stripe virus - cn (jd)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-cn(jn))Rice stripe virus - cn (jn)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-cn(km))Rice stripe virus - cn (km)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-cn(ly))Rice stripe virus - cn (ly)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-cn(pj))Rice stripe virus - cn (pj)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-cn(sq))Rice stripe virus - cn (sq)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-cn(yl))Rice stripe virus - cn (yl)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-cn(yr))Rice stripe virus - cn (yr)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-cn)Rice stripe virus - cnRice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-jp(o))Rice stripe virus - jp ( o )Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-jp(t))Rice stripe virus - jp (t)Rice stripe virusTenuivirusunassigned
  (RSV-Pr-C)Rous sarcoma virus - Prague CRous sarcoma virusAlpharetrovirusOrthoretrovirinaeRetroviridae
  (RSV-SR-B)Rous sarcoma virus - Schmidt-Ruppin BRous sarcoma virusAlpharetrovirusOrthoretrovirinaeRetroviridae
  (RSV-SR-D)Rous sarcoma virus - Schmidt-Ruppin DRous sarcoma virusAlpharetrovirusOrthoretrovirinaeRetroviridae
  (RTAV)Resistencia virusResistencia virusunassignedBunyaviridae
  (RTBV)Rice tungro bacilliform virusRice tungro bacilliform virusTungrovirusCaulimoviridae
  (RTBV-10)Rice tungro bacilliform virus -1CRice tungro bacilliform virusTungrovirusCaulimoviridae
  (RTBV-1c)Rice tungro bacilliform virus - IcRice tungro bacilliform virusTungrovirusCaulimoviridae
  (RTBV-Ch)Rice tungro bacilliform virus - ChainatRice tungro bacilliform virusTungrovirusCaulimoviridae
  (RTBV-G1)Rice tungro bacilliform virus - G1Rice tungro bacilliform virusTungrovirusCaulimoviridae
  (RTBV-G2)Rice tungro bacilliform virus - G2Rice tungro bacilliform virusTungrovirusCaulimoviridae
  (RTBV-Ser)Rice tungro bacilliform virus - SerdangRice tungro bacilliform virusTungrovirusCaulimoviridae
  (RTBV-WB)Rice tungro bacilliform virus - West BengalRice tungro bacilliform virusTungrovirusCaulimoviridae
  (RtCoV)Rat coronavirusRat coronavirusCoronavirusCoronaviridae
  (RTPV)RT parvovirusRT parvovirusParvovirusParvovirinaeParvoviridae
  (RTSV)Rice tungro spherical virusRice tungro spherical virusWaikavirusSequiviridae
  (RTSV-Vt6)Rice tungro spherical virus - Vt6Rice tungro spherical virusWaikavirusSequiviridae
  (RTV)Rhubarb temperate virusRhubarb temperate virusAlphacryptovirusPartitiviridae
  (RTYV)Rice yellow stunt virusNucleorhabdovirusRhabdoviridae
  (RTYV)Rice transitory yellowing virusRice yellow stunt virusNucleorhabdovirusRhabdoviridae
  (RUBV)Rubella virusRubella virusRubivirusTogaviridae
  (RuMV)Rudbeckia mosaic virusRudbeckia mosaic virusPotyvirusPotyviridae
  (RV-1)Rhubarb virus 1Rhubarb virus 1PotexvirusFlexiviridae
  (RV-A)Rotavirus ARotavirusReoviridae
  (RV-B)Rotavirus BRotavirus BRotavirusReoviridae
  (RV-C)Rotavirus CRotavirusReoviridae
  (RVCV)Raspberry vein chlorosis virusRaspberry vein chlorosis virus