Biology:Gammasphaerolipovirus
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Short description: Genus of viruses
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Virus classification 
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Thermus aquaticus virus IN93 |
Gammasphaerolipovirus is a genus of double-stranded DNA viruses that infect thermophilic bacteria.[1][2]
Morphology
The virus particle, called a virion, of viruses in the genus has a capsid that is icosahedral in shape. The capsid contains an internal lipid membrane between the capsid and the genome, which is in the center of the virion.
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.
- ↑ ICTV: ICTV Taxonomy History for Sphaerolipoviridae (accessed 12 March 2015)
Wikidata ☰ Q15622239 entry
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