Gammasphaerolipovirus
| Sphaerolipoviridae | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group I (dsDNA) |
| Family: | Sphaerolipoviridae |
| Genus: | Gammasphaerolipovirus |
| Species | |
|
Thermus aquaticus virus IN93 | |
Gammasphaerolipovirus is a proposed genus of double stranded DNA viruses that infect thermophilic bacteria.[1]
Morphology
Viruses of this genus are tailless icosahedral virions with an internal lipid membrane located between the protein capsid and the double stranded DNA genome. Overall virion organization is similar to that of viruses belonging to the families Tectiviridae, Corticoviridae, Turriviridae.
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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