Spounalikevirus

Spounalikevirus
Virus classification
Group: Group I (dsDNA)
Order: Caudovirales
Family: Myoviridae
Subfamily: Spounavirinae
Genus: Spounalikevirus
Type Species
  • Bacillus phage SPO1

Spounalikevirus is a genus of viruses in the order Caudovirales, in the family Myoviridae, in the subfamily Spounavirinae. Bacteria serve as natural hosts. There is currently only one species in this genus: the type species Bacillus phage SPO1.[1][2][3]

Taxonomy

Group: dsDNA

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Structure

Viruses in Spounalikevirus are non-enveloped, with head-tail geometries, and T=16 symmetry. The diameter is around 108 nm, with a length of 140 nm. Genomes are linear, around 145kb in length. The genome codes for 200 proteins.[1]

Genus Structure Symmetry Capsid Genomic Arrangement Genomic Segmentation
SpounalikevirusHead-TailT=16Non-EnvelopedLinearMonopartite

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]

Genus Host Details Tissue Tropism Entry Details Release Details Replication Site Assembly Site Transmission
SpounalikevirusBacteriaNoneInjectionLysisCytoplasmCytoplasmPassive diffusion

Taxonomic history

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 ICTV. "Virus Taxonomy: 2014 Release". Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. Encyclopedia of Virology. p. 1681.

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