''Semotivirus'' is the only genus of viruses in the family ''Belpaoviridae'' (formerly included in the family ''
Metaviridae
''Metaviridae'' is a family of viruses which exist as Ty3-gypsy LTR retrotransposons in a eukaryotic host's genome. They are closely related to retroviruses: members of the family ''Metaviridae'' share many genomic elements with retroviruses, in ...
''). Species exist as
retrotransposon
Retrotransposons (also called Class I transposable elements or transposons via RNA intermediates) are a type of genetic component that copy and paste themselves into different genomic locations (transposon) by converting RNA back into DNA through ...
s in a
eukaryotic
Eukaryotes () are organisms whose cells have a nucleus. All animals, plants, fungi, and many unicellular organisms, are Eukaryotes. They belong to the group of organisms Eukaryota or Eukarya, which is one of the three domains of life. Bacte ...
host's genome. BEL/pao transposons are only found in animals.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Anopheles gambiae Moose virus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
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Antheraea semotivirus Tamy''
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Ascaris lumbricoides Tas virus''
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Bombyx mori Pao virus''
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Caenorhabditis elegans Cer13 virus
''Caenorhabditis elegans Cer13 virus'' is a species of virus in the genus '' Semotivirus'' and the family ''Belpaoviridae''. It exists as retrotransposons in the ''Caenorhabditis elegans
''Caenorhabditis elegans'' () is a free-living transpare ...
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Drosophila melanogaster Bel virus''
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Drosophila melanogaster Roo virus''
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Drosophila semotivirus Max''
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Drosophila simulans Ninja virus''
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Schistosoma semotivirus Sinbad''
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Takifugu rubripes Suzu virus''
References
* Frame IG, Cutfield JF, Poulter RTM (2001) New BEL-like LTR-retrotransposons in Fugu rubripes, Caenorhabditis elegans, and Drosophila melanogaster. Gene 263(1–2):219–230
External links
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ICTVdB Index of VirusesDescriptions of Plant Viruses*
Ortervirales
RNA reverse-transcribing viruses
Virus genera
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