Biology:Alphasphaerolipovirus
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Short description: Genus of viruses
| Alphasphaerolipovirus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Helvetiavirae |
| Phylum: | Dividoviricota |
| Class: | Laserviricetes |
| Order: | Halopanivirales |
| Family: | Sphaerolipoviridae |
| Genus: | Alphasphaerolipovirus |
| Species | |
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Alphasphaerolipovirus is a genus of double stranded DNA viruses that infect haloarchaea.[1] The genus contains four species.
Taxonomy
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Haloarcula hispanica icosahedral virus 2
- Haloarcula hispanica virus PH1
- Haloarcula hispanica virus SH1
- Haloarcula virus HCIV1
Note
The name Halosphaerovirus was also proposed for this genus.[3]
References
- ↑ "Gammasphaerolipovirus, a newly proposed bacteriophage genus, unifies viruses of halophilic archaea and thermophilic bacteria within the novel family Sphaerolipoviridae". Arch Virol 159 (6): 1541–1554. 2014. doi:10.1007/s00705-013-1970-6. PMID 24395078. https://jyx.jyu.fi/bitstream/123456789/45594/1/978-951-39-6154-1_vaitos17042015.pdf.
- ↑ "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. https://ictv.global/taxonomy.
- ↑ Porter K, Tang SL, Chen CP, Chiang PW, Hong MJ, Dyall-Smith M (2013) PH1: An archaeovirus of Haloarcula hispanica related to SH1 and HHIV-2. Archaea 2013: 456318
Wikidata ☰ Q15622227 entry
