Deltalipothrixvirus

Deltalipothrixvirus is a genus of viruses in the order Ligamenvirales, in the family Lipothrixviridae. Archaea acidianus serve as natural hosts. There is, as of 2015, only one species in this genus: the type species Acidianus filamentous virus 2.[1][2]

Deltalipothrixvirus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: incertae sedis
Kingdom: incertae sedis
Phylum: incertae sedis
Class: incertae sedis
Order: Ligamenvirales
Family: Lipothrixviridae
Genus: Deltalipothrixvirus
Type species
Acidianus filamentous virus 2

Structure

Viruses in Deltalipothrixvirus are enveloped, with rod-shaped geometries. The diameter is around 24 nm, with a length of 1100 nm. Genomes are linear, around 32kb in length. The genome codes for 51 proteins.[1]

GenusStructureSymmetryCapsidGenomic arrangementGenomic segmentation
DeltalipothrixvirusRod-shapedEnvelopedLinearMonopartite

Life cycle

Viral replication is cytoplasmic, and entry into the host cell is achieved by adsorption into the host cell. DNA templated transcription is the method of transcription. Archaea acidianus serve as the natural host. Transmission routes are through passive diffusion.[1]

GenusHost detailsTissue tropismEntry detailsRelease detailsReplication siteAssembly siteTransmission
DeltalipothrixvirusArchea: acidianusNoneInjectionBuddingCytoplasmCytoplasmPassive diffusion

References

  1. "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. ICTV. "Virus Taxonomy: 2014 Release". Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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