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00.055. Polydnaviridae

Cite this publication as: ICTVdB Management (2006). 00.055. Polydnaviridae. 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 an invertebrate virus at the family level.

ICTVdB Virus Code: 00.055. Virus accession number: 00055FAM. Obsolete virus code: 55.; superceded accession number: 55000000.
NCBI Taxon Identifier NCBI Taxonomy ID: 10482.

Name, Synonyms and Lineage

Synonym(s): Poly DNA virus group.

Virion Properties

Morphology

Virions consist of an envelope and a nucleocapsid. Virus capsid is enveloped by a double layer envelope. The inner envelope appears to be assembled de novo within the nucleus of infected calyx cells, while the outer is acquired by budding through the plasma membrane into the oviduct lumen). Virions are surrounded by a loose ellipsoid to drop-shaped (envelope). The envelope surrounds one nucleocapsid, or one nucleocapsid to twelve nucleocapsids in groups. Nucleocapsid is elongated, but a specific structure has not been revealed. The nucleocapsid is fusiform (prolate ellipsoid), or cylindrical with a length of 30-150 nm, or 330 nm; width of 40 nm, or 85 nm.

Nucleic Acid

The genome is segmented; multipartite and segments are distributed over several particles of varying size, depending on the length of the genome enclosed, linear, supercoiled, double-stranded DNA. Virions may also contain homologous DNA sequences that are shared among two or more DNA genome segments. The complete genome is 2000-28000(-300000) nucleotides long. Each virion contains multiple copies of the genome.

GenBank records for nucleotide sequences; complete genome sequences.

Proteins

The viral genome encodes structural proteins.

Lipids

Lipids are present. The composition of viral lipids is not known.

Biological Properties

Natural Host

Domain
Viral hosts belong to the Domain Eucarya.

Domain Eucarya
Kingdom Animalia.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda.

Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Hexapoda; Class Insecta.

Taxonomic Structure of the Family

00.055.0.01. Ichnovirus
00.055.0.02. Brachovirus.

Data Sources and Contributions

The description has been compiled from data in the ICTV Report presented by Stoltz DB, Beckage NE, Blissard GW, Fleming JGW, Krell PJ, Theilmann DA, Summers MD, Webb BA.

References

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

PubMed References.



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