Aspiviridae
| Aspiviridae | |
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| Electron microscopy of the Citrus psorosis virus. | |
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group V ((−)ssRNA)
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| Order: | Unassigned
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| Family: | Ophioviridae
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| Genera | |
Ophioviridae is a family of viruses characterized by an elongated and highly filamentous and flexible nucleocapsid with helical symmetry.[1][2]
The protein capsid is non-enveloped and has a constant diameter of 1500–2500 nm and a width of 3 nm, or 9 nm. The capsids form kinked circles, which can collapse to form linear duplex structures, much like a spring.[2]
The entire genome is 1100–1200 nucleotides long.[2][3]
Taxonomy
The family has one genus, Ophiovirus, which has seven recognized species. Members of both the family and the genus are referred to as ophioviruses.[2]
- Order Unassigned
- Family Ophioviridae
References
- ^ García, María Laura; Bó, Elena Dal; da Graça, John V.; Gago-Zachert, Selma; Hammond, John; Moreno, Pedro; Natsuaki, Tomohide; Pallás, Vicente; Navarro, Jose A.; Reyes, Carina A.; Luna, Gabriel Robles; Sasaya, Takahide; Tzanetakis, Ioannis E.; Vaira, Anna María; Verbeek, Martin (21 June 2017). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Ophioviridae". Journal of General Virology. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.000836.
- ^ a b c d "ICTV Report Ophioviridae".
- ^ ICTVdB Management (2006). 00.094.0.01. Ophiovirus. In: ICTVdB—The Universal Virus Database, version 4. Büchen-Osmond, C. (Ed), Columbia University, New York, USA.
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