Punavirus

Punavirus is a genus of viruses in the order Caudovirales, in the family Myoviridae. Bacteria serve as natural hosts. There are currently four species in this genus, including the type species Escherichia virus P1.[1][2]

Punavirus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Uroviricota
Class: Caudoviricetes
Order: Caudovirales
Family: Myoviridae
Genus: Punavirus
Type species
Escherichia virus P1
Synonyms
  • P1-like viruses
  • Punalikevirus

Taxonomy

Group: dsDNA

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Structure

Viruses in Punavirus are non-enveloped, with icosahedral and head-tail geometries. The diameter is around 85 nm. Genomes are circular, around 100kb in length. The genome codes for 100 proteins.[1]

GenusStructureSymmetryCapsidGenomic arrangementGenomic segmentation
PunavirusHead-TailNon-envelopedCircularMonopartite

Life cycle

Viral replication is cytoplasmic. Entry into the host cell is achieved by adsorption into the host cell. DNA-templated transcription is the method of transcription. Bacteria serve as the natural host. Transmission routes are passive diffusion.[1]

GenusHost detailsTissue tropismEntry detailsRelease detailsReplication siteAssembly siteTransmission
PunavirusBacteriaNoneInjectionLysisCytoplasmCytoplasmPassive diffusion
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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 3 May 2020.

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