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00.060.0.05.001. Aquareovirus A

Cite this publication as: ICTVdB Management (2006). 00.060.0.05.001. Aquareovirus A. In: ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database, version 4. Büchen-Osmond, C. (Ed), Columbia University, New York, USA

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Table of Contents

Classification

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

ICTVdB Virus Code: 00.060.0.05.001. Virus accession number: 60005001. Obsolete virus code: 60.0.5.1.; superceded accession number: 60051000.
NCBI Taxon Identifier NCBI Taxonomy ID: 56094.

Name, Synonyms and Lineage

Virus is the type species of the genus Aquareovirus; family 00.060. Reoviridae.

Virion Properties

Morphology

Virions consist of a capsid, a core, and a nucleoprotein complex. Virus capsid is not enveloped. Capsid/nucleocapsid is isometric with icosahedral symmetry and has a diameter of 75 nm. The capsid shells of virions are composed of two layers. All shells are usually present, or the outer shell is often lost during preparation. Capsids appear round. The capsid surface structure reveals a regular pattern with distinctive features. The capsomer arrangement is clearly visible. Surface projections are not present. Inner capsids have a diameter of about 50 nm. Virus preparations contain one particle component. The core is spherical.

Only one species is recovered in preparations. Incomplete particles are common. They are devoid of nucleic acid characterized by capsids with dark centers in negative stain preparations, or incompletely assembled capsids.

Nucleic Acid

The genome is monomeric; segmented and consists of eleven segments of linear double-stranded RNA. The complete genome is 22500-23000 nucleotides long. The multipartite genome is found in one type of particle only. Each virion contains a single copy of the genome; a full length copy.

GenBank records for nucleotide sequences; complete genome sequences.

Proteins

The viral genome encodes structural proteins and non-structural proteins.

Lipids

Lipids are absent.

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 Osteichthyes.

Transmission and Vector Relationships

Virus is not transmitted by a vector inan indirect manner.

List of Strains and Isolates in the Species 00.060.0.05.001.00.001. American oyster reovirus 13p2V; 00.060.0.05.001.00.002. Angel fish reovirus; 00.060.0.05.001.00.003. Atlantic salmon reovirus USA; 00.060.0.05.001.00.004. Atlantic salmon reovirus Canada; 00.060.0.05.001.00.005. Atlantic salmon reovirus Australia; 00.060.0.05.001.00.006. Chinook salmon reovirus; 00.060.0.05.001.00.007. Chum salmon reovirus; 00.060.0.05.001.00.008. Masou salmon reovirus; 00.060.0.05.001.00.009. Smelt reovirus; 00.060.0.05.001.00.010. Striped bass reovirus.
References

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

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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.

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