Acidianus filamentous virus 1
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''Gammalipothrixvirus'' is a genus of
viruses 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 ...
in the family ''
Lipothrixviridae ''Lipothrixviridae'' is a family of viruses in the order ''Ligamenvirales''. Thermophilic archaea in the phylum Thermoproteota serve as natural hosts. There are 11 species in this family, assigned to 4 genera. The genus Janekovic, D., Wunderl S ...
''. Archaea
acidianus In taxonomy, ''Acidianus'' is a genus of the Sulfolobaceae.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Acidianus Data extracted from the See also * List of bacterial genera named after mythological figures Several bacterial species are named after Greek or Ro ...
serve as natural hosts. There is only one species in this genus: ''Acidianus filamentous virus 1''.


Structure

Viruses in ''Gammalipothrixvirus'' are enveloped, with rod-shaped geometries. The diameter is around 24 nm, with a length of 900 nm. Genomes are linear, around 20kb in length. The genome codes for 40 proteins.


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. Archaea acidianus serve as the natural host. Transmission routes are passive diffusion.


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Viralzone: Gammalipothrixvirus

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q18813701 Lipothrixviridae Virus genera