ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Sphaerolipoviridae 2023: This article is part of the ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profiles collection

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 sy...

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Published in:Journal of general virology 2023-03, Vol.104 (3)
Main Authors: Demina, Tatiana A., Dyall-Smith, Mike, Jalasvuori, Matti, Du, Shishen, Oksanen, Hanna M.
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Language:English
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Summary: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 .
ISSN:0022-1317
1465-2099
DOI:10.1099/jgv.0.001830