Betasphaerolipovirus
| Sphaerolipoviridae | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group I (dsDNA) |
| Family: | Sphaerolipoviridae |
| Genus: | Betasphaerolipovirus |
| Species | |
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Natrinema virus SNJ1 | |
Betasphaerolipovirus is a proposed genus of double stranded DNA viruses that infect haloarchaea.[1]
Morphology
Viruses of this genus have tailless icosahedral virions with an internal lipid membrane located between the protein capsid and the circular double stranded DNA genome.
References
- ↑ Pawlowski A, Rissanen I, Bamford JK, Krupovic M, Jalasvuori M (2014). "Gammasphaerolipovirus, a newly proposed bacteriophage genus, unifies viruses of halophilic archaea and thermophilic bacteria within the novel family Sphaerolipoviridae". Arch Virol 159 (6): 1541–1554. doi:10.1007/s00705-013-1970-6. PMID 24395078.
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