Betaguttavirus

Betaguttavirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Guttaviridae. Aeropyrum pernix archaea serve as natural hosts. There is currently only one species in this genus: the type species Aeropyrum pernix ovoid virus 1.[1][2][3]

Betaguttavirus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: incertae sedis
Kingdom: incertae sedis
Phylum: incertae sedis
Class: incertae sedis
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Guttaviridae
Genus: Betaguttavirus
Type species
Aeropyrum pernix ovoid virus 1

Taxonomy

Group: dsDNA

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Structure

Viruses in the genus Betaguttavirus are enveloped. The diameter is around 70-55 nm. Genomes are circular.[2][3]

GenusStructureSymmetryCapsidGenomic arrangementGenomic segmentation
BetaguttavirusOvoidEnvelopedCircularMonopartite

Life cycle

DNA-templated transcription is the method of transcription. Aeropyrum pernix archaea serve as the natural host. Transmission routes are passive diffusion.[2][3]

GenusHost detailsTissue tropismEntry detailsRelease detailsReplication siteAssembly siteTransmission
BetaguttavirusArchaea: Sulfolobus newzealandicusNoneUnknownUnknownCytoplasmCytoplasmPassive diffusion
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References

  1. Prangishvili, D; Mochizuki, T; Krupovic, M; ICTV Report Consortium (8 February 2018). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Guttaviridae". The Journal of General Virology. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001027. PMC 5882108. PMID 29458561.
  2. "ICTV Online Report Guttaviridae".
  3. "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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