Clavaviridae
| Claviviridae | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group I (dsDNA)
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| Order: | Unassigned
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| Family: | Clavaviridae
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| Genera | |
Clavaviridae is a family of double-stranded viruses that infect archaea. There is one genus in this family (Clavavirus). Within this genus, only a single species has been described to date: Aeropyrum pernix bacilliform virus 1.
The name is derived from the Latin word clava meaning stick.
Virology
The virons are bacilliform in shape and ~140 nanometers (nm) in length and 20 nm in diameter.[1] One end is pointed and the other is rounded.
The genome is double-stranded DNA and circular. It does not integrate into the host genome.
Infection with this virus does not cause host cell lysis.
References
- ^ Mochizuki T, Yoshida T, Tanaka R, Forterre P, Sakob Y, Prangishvili D (2010) Diversity of viruses of the hyperthermophilic archaeal genus Aeropyrum, and isolation of the Aeropyrum pernix bacilliform virus 1, APBV1, the first representative of the family Clavaviridae. Virology 402(2): 347-354