Lambdavirus

Lambdavirus (synonyms Lambda-like viruses, Lambda-like phages, Lambda phage group, Lambda phage) is a genus of viruses in the order Caudovirales, in the family Siphoviridae. Bacteria serve as natural hosts, with transmission achieved through passive diffusion.. There are currently four species in this genus, including the type species Escherichia virus Lambda.[1][2][3]

Lambdavirus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Uroviricota
Class: Caudoviricetes
Order: Caudovirales
Family: Siphoviridae
Genus: Lambdavirus
Type species
Escherichia virus Lambda

Taxonomy

Group: dsDNA

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Structure

Lambdaviruses are nonenveloped, with a head and tail. The head is about 60 nm in diameter, consisting of 72 capsomers (T=7, levo).[1]

GenusStructureSymmetryCapsidGenomic arrangementGenomic segmentation
LambdavirusHead-TailT=7, levoNon-envelopedLinearMonopartite

Genome

All three species have been fully sequenced. They range between 39k and 49k nucleotides, with 57 to 73 proteins. All three complete genomes, as well as several similar but unclassified strains, are available here[3]

Life cycle

The virus attaches to the host cell's adhesion receptors using its terminal fiber, and ejects the viral DNA into the host cytoplasm via long flexible tail ejection system. Viral replication is cytoplasmic. Replication follows the replicative transposition model. DNA-templated transcription is the method of transcription. Translation takes place by -1 ribosomal frameshifting, and +1 ribosomal frameshifting. Once the viral genes have been replicated, the procapsid is assembled and packed. The tail is then assembled and the mature virions are released via lysis, and holin/endolysin/spanin proteins. Bacteria serve as the natural host. Transmission routes are passive diffusion.[1]

GenusHost detailsTissue tropismEntry detailsRelease detailsReplication siteAssembly siteTransmission
LambdavirusBacteriaNoneInjectionLysisCytoplasmCytoplasmPassive diffusion

History

According to ICTV's first report in 1971, the genus Lambdalikevirus was first accepted under the name Lambda phage, unassigned to order, family, or subfamily. In the second report (1975), the genus was renamed to Lambda phage group. Upon its creation in 1984, the genus was assigned to family Siphoviridae. In 1995, ICTV's sixth report once again changed the genus' name, this time to Lambda-like phages. The whole family was moved to the newly created order Caudovirales in 1998, and the genus was renamed to Lambda-like viruses in ICTV's seventh report in 1999. In 2012, the genus was renamed again, to Lambdalikevirus.[2] The genus was later renamed to Lambdavirus.

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References
  1. "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. "Virus Taxonomy: 2019 Release". talk.ictvonline.org. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. NCBI. "Lambdalikevirus Complete Genomes". Retrieved 18 February 2015.

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