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| name = ''Turriviridae''
| name = ''Turriviridae''
| taxon = Alphaturrivirus
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| type_species = ''[[Sulfolobus turreted icosahedral virus 1]]''
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'''''Turriviridae''''' is a family of [[viruses]]; it contains only one genus, '''''Alphaturrivirus'''''. The [[archaea]] ''[[Sulfolobus solfataricus]]'' serve as natural hosts. There are currently only two species in the genus ''Alphaturrivirus''.<ref name=ViralZone>{{cite web|title=Viral Zone|url=http://viralzone.expasy.org/all_by_species/4742.html|publisher=ExPASy|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref><ref name=ICTV>{{cite web|last1=ICTV|title=Virus Taxonomy: 2014 Release|url=http://ictvonline.org/virusTaxonomy.asp|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref>
'''''Turriviridae''''' is a family of [[viruses]]; it contains only one genus, '''''Alphaturrivirus'''''. The [[archaea]] ''[[Sulfolobus solfataricus]]'' serve as natural hosts. There are two species in the genus ''Alphaturrivirus''.<ref name=ViralZone>{{cite web|title=Viral Zone|url=http://viralzone.expasy.org/all_by_species/4742.html|publisher=ExPASy|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref><ref name=ICTV>{{cite web |title=Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release |url=https://talk.ictvonline.org/taxonomy/ |publisher=International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) |date=March 2021 |access-date=22 May 2021}}</ref>

==Taxonomy==
The genus contains the following species:<ref name=ICTV />

* ''[[Sulfolobus turreted icosahedral virus 1]]''
* ''[[Sulfolobus turreted icosahedral virus 2]]''


==Structure==
==Structure==
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Revision as of 01:52, 23 May 2021

Turriviridae
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Varidnaviria
Kingdom: Bamfordvirae
Phylum: Preplasmiviricota
Class: Tectiliviricetes
Order: Belfryvirales
Family: Turriviridae
Genus: Alphaturrivirus
Species

Turriviridae is a family of viruses; it contains only one genus, Alphaturrivirus. The archaea Sulfolobus solfataricus serve as natural hosts. There are two species in the genus Alphaturrivirus.[1][2]

Taxonomy

The genus contains the following species:[2]

Structure

Viruses in Turriviridae have icosahedral geometries, and T=31 symmetry. The diameter is around 74 nm. Genomes are linear.[1]

Genus Structure Symmetry Capsid Genomic arrangement Genomic segmentation
Alphaturrivirus Icosahedral T=31 Linear

Life cycle

Viral replication is cytoplasmic. Entry into the host cell is achieved by adsorption into the host cell. DNA-templated transcription is the method of transcription. Sulfolobus solfataricus serves as the natural host. Transmission routes are passive diffusion.[1]

Genus Host details Tissue tropism Entry details Release details Replication site Assembly site Transmission
Alphaturrivirus Sulfolobus solfataricus None Injection Budding Cytoplasm Cytoplasm Passive Diffusion

References

  1. ^ a b c "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

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