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00.031.3.02.002. Ateline herpesvirus 2

Cite this publication as: ICTVdB Management (2006). 00.031.3.02.002. Ateline herpesvirus 2. In: ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database, version 4. Büchen-Osmond, C. (Ed), Columbia University, New York, USA

Cite this site as: ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database, version 4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTVdb/ICTVdB/

Table of Contents

Classification

This is a description of a vertebrate virus at the species level.

ICTVdB Virus Code: 00.031.3.02.002. Virus accession number: 31302002. Obsolete virus code: 31.3.2.0.002; superceded accession number: 31320002.
NCBI Taxon Identifier NCBI Taxonomy ID: 10380.

Name, Synonyms and Lineage

Synonym(s): Herpesvirus ateles. ICTV approved acronym: AtHV-2. Virus is an ICTV approved species of the genus 00.031.3.02. Rhadinovirus; subfamily 00.031.3. Gammaherpesvirinae in the family 00.031. Herpesviridae.

Virion Properties

Morphology

Virions consist of an envelope, a tegument, a nucleocapsid, and a core. Virus capsid is enveloped. Virions are spherical to pleomorphic. Virions measure 150-200 nm in diameter. Surface projections are densely dispersed, small spikes that cover evenly the surface. Teguments do not display a structure and proteins in variable amounts are arranged sometimes in an asymmetric layer located between envelope and capsid. Capsid/nucleocapsid is round and exhibits icosahedral symmetry (T=16). The capsid is isometric and has a diameter of 100-110 nm. Capsids appear hexagonal in outline. The capsomer arrangement is clearly visible. The capsid consists of 162 capsomers with a hexagonal base and a hole running half-way down the long axis. The core consists of a fibrillar spool on which the DNA is wrapped. The end of the fibers are anchored to the underside of the capsid shell.

Capsids can be penetrated by stain and some appear dark in the center (although intact envelope impermeable to stain). Incomplete particles are common. They are cores lacking capsid shells.

Nucleic Acid

The genome is not segmented and contains a single molecule of linear double-stranded DNA. Minor species of non-genomic nucleic acid are also found in virions. The encapsidated nucleic acid is mainly of genomic origin, but virions may also contain nucleic acid of host origin including M host RNA and host rRNA (genome H, virions may contain one subgenomic nucleic acid species. The complete genome is 145000-165000 nucleotides long. Genome is sequenced, but only an estimate is available, complete sequence is 112000 nucleotides long (L-DNA of M genome). The subgenomic RNA-2 is 1400-56000 bp long (H-DNA. The length depends on the number of repeat units). The genome has a guanine + cytosine content of 36 % (L-DNA), or 72 % (H-DNA of the M genome; stretch of quasi unique sequences low in GC content flanked at both ends with numerous repeat sequences of high GC content). The genome has terminally redundant sequences. The terminally redundant sequences have reiterated terminal sequences that are tandemly repeated (H-DNA, are reiterated, but not repeated internally. The genome sequence is repeated at both ends. Each virion contains multiple copies of the genome; 2 copies per particle (genome M and H).

GenBank records for nucleotide sequences; complete genome sequences.

Proteins

The viral genome encodes structural proteins and non-structural proteins located in the envelope, capsid, and tegument.

Structural Proteins: Internal lipid membrane consists of several proteins.

Lipids

Lipids are present and located in the envelope. The composition of viral lipids is not exactly known. The lipids are of host origin and are derived from nuclear or host cell membranes.

Biological Properties

Natural Host

Virus infects during its life cycle a single type of vertebrate host.
Domain
Viral hosts belong to the Domain Eucarya.

Domain Eucarya
Kingdom Animalia.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata.

Phylum Vertebrata
Subphylum Vertebrata.

Class Mammalia.

References

The following generic references are cited in the most recent ICTV Report.

PubMed References.

The description has been generated automatically from DELTA files.

ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database, developed for the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) by Dr Cornelia Büchen-Osmond, is written in DELTA. The virus descriptions in ICTVdB are coded by ICTV members and experts, or by the ICTVdB Management using data provided by the experts, the literature or the latest ICTV Report. The character list is the underlying code. All virus descriptions are based on the character list and natural language translations from the encoded descriptions are automatically generated and formatted for display on the Web.

Developer of the DELTA software: M. J. Dallwitz, T. Paine and E. Zurcher

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Last updated on 25 April 2006 by Cornelia Büchen-Osmond
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