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RESEARCH PRODUCT
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Sphaerolipoviridae 2023
Tatiana A. DeminaMike Dyall-smithMatti JalasvuoriShishen DuHanna M. Oksanensubject
taxonomyviruksetsphaerolipoviridaesystematiikka (biologia)ICTV reportdescription
Members of the family Sphaerolipoviridae have non-enveloped tailless icosahedral virions with a protein-rich internal lipid membrane. The genome is a linear double-stranded DNA of about 30 kbp with inverted terminal repeats and terminal proteins. The capsid has a pseudo triangulation T=28 dextro symmetry and is built of two major capsid protein types. Spike complexes decorate fivefold vertices. Sphaerolipoviruses have a narrow host range and a lytic life cycle, infecting haloarchaea in the class Halobacteria (phylum Euryarchaeota). This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the family Sphaerolipoviridae, which is available at ictv.global/report/sphaerolipoviridae. peerReviewed
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 |