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David Prangishvili | Zendy; Tomohiro Mochizuki | Zendy; Mart Krupovìč | Zendy

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ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Guttaviridae

Author(s) -

David Prangishvili,

Tomohiro Mochizuki,

Mart Krupovìč

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of general virology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55

H-Index - 167

eISSN - 1465-2099

pISSN - 0022-1317

DOI - 10.1099/jgv.0.001027

Subject(s) - biology , archaea , taxonomy (biology) , virus classification , virology , genome , virus , bacteria , genetics , gene , zoology

Guttaviridae is a family of enveloped viruses infecting hyperthermophilic archaea. The virions are ovoid or droplet-shaped, with a diameter of 55-80 nm and a length of 75-130 nm. The genome is a circular dsDNA molecule of around 14-20 kbp. The droplet-shaped morphology is unprecedented among viruses of bacteria and eukaryotes and represents a group of archaea-specific virion morphotypes. The family includes two genera, Alphaguttavirus and Betaguttavirus, each with a single species. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the taxonomy of Guttaviridae, which is available at www.ictv.global/report/guttaviridae.

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