Gammatorquevirus
| Gammatorquevirus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group II (ssDNA)
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| Genus: | Gammatorquevirus
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Gammatorquevirus is a recently discovered genus in the new family of Anelloviridae, in group II in the Baltimore classification. It encompasses two type species of the Torque Teno Midi Virus.
One isolate has been obtained from the dental pulp of a soldier who died during the Napoleon's retreat from Russia (1812).[1]
References
- ^ Bédarida S, Dutour O, Buzhilova AP, de Micco P, Biagini P (2011) Identification of viral DNA (Anelloviridae) in a 200-year-old dental pulp sample (Napoleon's Great Army, Kaliningrad, 1812). Infect Genet Evol 11(2):358-362
External links
- Anellovirus at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- ICTVdb
- ViralZone: Gammatorquevirus
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