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00.070.0.01. Betatetravirus

Cite this publication as: ICTVdB Management (2006). 00.070.0.01. Betatetravirus. 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 genus level.

ICTVdB Virus Code: 00.070.0.01. Virus accession number: 070001GE. Obsolete virus code: 70.0.1.; superceded accession number: 70010000.
NCBI Taxon Identifier NCBI Taxonomy ID: 85650.

Name, Synonyms and Lineage

Synonym(s): "Nudaurelia capensis /u0946ß-like viruses". Virus is of the family 00.070. Tetraviridae.

Virion Properties

Morphology

Virions consist of a capsid. Virus capsid is not enveloped, round with icosahedral symmetry (T=4). The capsid is isometric and has a diameter of 40 nm. Capsids appear hexagonal in outline. The capsomer arrangement is clearly visible (in cryo-electron microscopy).






3D image of virus reconstruction can be found at Purdue University see references

Johnson, J. E., S. Munshi, L. Liljas, D. Agrawal, N. H. Olson, V. Reddy, A. Fisher, B. McKinney, T. Schmidt, and T. S. Baker (1994) Comparative studies of T=3 and T=4 icosahedral RNA insect viruses. Arch. Virol. 9:497-512.

Olson, N. H., T. S. Baker, J. E. Johnson, and D. A. Hendry (1990) The three-dimensional structure of frozen-hydrated Nudaurelia capensisb, a T=4 insect virus. J. Struct. Biol. 105:111-122.

Physicochemical and Physical Properties

Virions have a buoyant density in CsCl of 1.28-1.3 g cm-3.

Nucleic Acid

The Mr of the genome constitutes 11% of the virion by weight. The genome is monopartite. Only one particle size of linear, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA is recovered. The complete genome is 5500 nucleotides long.

GenBank records for nucleotide sequences; complete genome sequences.

Proteins

The viral genome encodes structural proteins.

Lipids

Lipids are not reported.

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates have not been reported.

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; Order Lepidoptera.

Taxonomic Structure of the Genus

Type species 00.070.0.01.001. Nudaurelia capensis β virus .

Species in the Genus

List of Species in the Genus.
Tentative Species in the Genus.

Data Sources and Contributions

The description has been compiled from data in the ICTV Report presented by Hendry DA, Johnson JE, Rueckert RR, Scotti PD, Hanzlik TN.

References

Johnson, J. E., S. Munshi, L. Liljas, D. Agrawal, N. H. Olson, V. Reddy, A. Fisher, B. McKinney, T. Schmidt, and T. S. Baker (1994) Comparative studies of T=3 and T=4 icosahedral RNA insect viruses. Arch. Virol. 9:497-512.

Olson, N. H., T. S. Baker, J. E. Johnson, and D. A. Hendry (1990) The three-dimensional structure of frozen-hydrated Nudaurelia capensisb, a T=4 insect virus. J. Struct. Biol. 105:111-122.
The following generic references are cited in the most recent ICTV Report.

PubMed References.



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