ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Clavaviridae. (4th July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Prangishvili, David; Mochizuki, Tomohiro; Liu, Ying; Krupovic, Mart
• Is Part Of: Journal of general virology. Volume 100:Number 9(2019)
• Page Start: 1267
• Page End: 1268
• Publication Date: 2019-07-04
• Subjects: ICTV Report -- taxonomy -- Clavaviridae; Virology -- Periodicals; Viruses; Microbiology; Virology; Virologie -- Périodiques; Microbiologie -- Périodiques; Virology; Virologie; Virologie; Electronic journals; Periodical; Periodicals; 579.2
• DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001295
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-1317

Abstract

Abstract : The family Clavaviridae includes viruses that replicate in hyperthermophilic archaea from the genus Aeropyrum . The non-enveloped rigid virions are rod-shaped, with dimensions of about 143×16 nm, and have terminal cap structures, one of which is pointed and carries short fibres, while the other is rounded. The virion displays helical symmetry and is constructed from a single major α-helical protein, which is heavily glycosylated, and several minor capsid proteins. The 5278 bp, circular, double-stranded DNA genome ofAeropyrum pernix bacilliform virus 1 is packed inside the virion as a left-handed superhelix. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the family Clavaviridae, which is available atwww.ictv.global/report/clavaviridae .