Rhizidiovirus
| Rhizidiovirus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group I (dsDNA)
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| Family: | Unassigned
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| Genus: | Rhizidiovirus
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| Type species | |
| Rhizidiomyces virus | |
| Species | |
The Rhizidiovirus genus consists of dsDNA viruses[1] that infect fungi.
Virology
The viron is non enveloped, isosahedral with a diameter of 60 nanometers (nm).
The genome is non segmented, linear double stranded DNA and ~25.5 kilobases in length. It has a guanine + cytosine content of 42%. It encodes at least 14 protein with molecular weights between 84.5 to 26 kiloDaltons.
Literature
- ^ Dawe VH, Kuhn CW (1983) Isolation and characterization of a double-stranded DNA mycovirus infecting the aquatic fungus, Rhizidiomyces. Virology 130(1):21-28