Spiraviridae
| Spiraviridae | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group II (ssDNA) |
| Family: | Spiraviridae |
| Species | |
|
Aeropyrum coil-shaped virus | |
Spiraviridae is a family of single stranded DNA viruses that infect archeae.[1]
Description
This family was described in 2012.
The species in this family have a positive sense single stranded DNA genome. The viron capsid is non enveloped and cylindrical. It composed of a coiling fiber which in turn consists of two intertwining halves of a single circular nucleoprotein.
Species in this family infect archaea.
Taxonomy
There is one species in this family currently recognised.
References
- ↑ Mochizuki T, Krupovic M, Pehau-Arnaudet G, Sako Y, Forterre P, Prangishvili D (2012) Archaeal virus with exceptional virion architecture and the largest single-stranded DNA genome. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 109(33):13386-91. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1203668109
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