• Circovirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Circoviridae. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some members of this genus cause disease: PCV-1 is non pathogenic, while PCV-2 causes postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). (wikipedia.org)
  • The genomes of cycloviruses, a proposed new genus in the family Circoviridae, were recently identified in human and chimpanzee faeces. (nih.gov)