Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus

Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) is a nucleopolyhedrovirus belonging to the family Baculoviridae.[1]

Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: incertae sedis
Kingdom: incertae sedis
Phylum: incertae sedis
Class: incertae sedis
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Baculoviridae
Genus: Alphabaculovirus
Species:
Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus

It has a double-stranded DNA genome that is 133,894 base pairs in length with 155 ORFs.[2] The virus forms occluded bodies called polyhedra each containing multiple virions. AcMNPV has been shown to infect more than thirty lepidopteran hosts from 10 families.[3]

See also

References

  1. "ICTV 2016 Master Species List Version 1.3". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. Jehle, J.A; Blissard, G.W; Bonning, B.C; Cory, J.S; Herniou, E.A; Rohrmann, G.F; Theilmann, D.A; Thiem, S.M; Vlak, J.M (2006). "On the classification and nomenclature of baculoviruses: A proposal for revision". Archives of Virology. 151: 1257–1266. doi:10.1007/s00705-006-0763-6. PMID 16648963.
  3. Gröner, A (1986). "Specificity and safety of baculoviruses". In Granados, R.R; Federici, B.A (eds.). The biology of baculoviruses. CRC Press. pp. 177–202.


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