''Iotatorquevirus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
virus
A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea.
Since Dmitri Ivanovsky's 1 ...
es in the family ''
Anelloviridae
''Anelloviridae'' is a family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is t ...
'', in group
II in the Baltimore classification. It includes one species: ''Torque teno sus virus 1a''.
Virology
The virons are small and non-enveloped.
The viruses are usually acquired soon after birth and may invade virtually any tissue in the body.
They are widespread in the pig population.
Genome
Iotatorqueviruses have a circular, single-stranded DNA genome. The genome is
negative-sense
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.
Clinical
Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome
Porcine circoviral disease (PCVD) and porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD), is a disease seen in domestic pigs. This disease causes illness in piglets, with clinical signs including progressive loss of body condition, visibly enlarged l ...
has been causally associated with porcine circovirus type 2.
The Iotatorquevirus have also been linked with this syndrome but a causative role—if one exists—has yet to be established.
References
External links
ICTV Virus Taxonomy 2009UniProt Taxonomy
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Anelloviridae
Virus genera