Gammasphaerolipovirus
Gammasphaerolipovirus is a genus of double-stranded DNA viruses that infect thermophilic bacteria.[1][2]
| Gammasphaerolipovirus | |
|---|---|
Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Helvetiavirae |
| Phylum: | Dividoviricota |
| Class: | Laserviricetes |
| Order: | Halopanivirales |
| Family: | Sphaerolipoviridae |
| Genus: | Gammasphaerolipovirus |
| Species | |
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Thermus aquaticus virus IN93 | |
Morphology
The virus particle, called a virion, of viruses in the genus has a capsid that is icosahedral in shape. The capsid contains an internal lipid membrane between the capsid and the genome, which is in the center of the virion.
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.
- ICTV: ICTV Taxonomy History for Sphaerolipoviridae (accessed 12 March 2015)
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