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===Higher order taxa=== | ===Higher order taxa=== | ||
Viruses; dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage; Ampullaviridae | |||
===Genera=== | ===Genera=== | ||
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==Description and Significance== | ==Description and Significance== | ||
Ampullaviridae gets its name from the Latin "ampulla" for bottle because of the unique bottle-shaped morphology of the virions. Such a shape had not been previously observed in the viral world. In the Ampullaviridae, the complex morphotype of asymmetric virions, lacking elements of regular helical symmetry, with two completely different structures at each end and an envelope encasing a funnel-shaped core suggests that such a complex morphotype facilitates infection. | Ampullaviridae is a proposed family of crenarchaeal viruses. Ampullaviridae gets its name from the Latin "ampulla" for bottle because of the unique bottle-shaped morphology of the virions. Such a shape had not been previously observed in the viral world. In the Ampullaviridae, the complex morphotype of asymmetric virions, lacking elements of regular helical symmetry, with two completely different structures at each end and an envelope encasing a funnel-shaped core suggests that such a complex morphotype facilitates infection. There is only one isolate in the Ampullaviridae family. (sources: [http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16014951 Häring et al.], Ortmann et al.) | ||
==Genome Structure== | ==Genome Structure== | ||
The Ampullaviridae genome consists of linear, double-stranded DNA. The genome is 23,900 nucleotides long. (source: [http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16014951 Häring et al.]) | |||
==Virion Structure of an Ampullaviridae== | ==Virion Structure of an Ampullaviridae== | ||
Ampullaviridae have enveloped, bottle-shaped virons with a funnel-shaped core. Virions have an overall length of 210-250 nm, 70-80 nm wide at the broad end, and 3-5 nm wide at the pointed end. The broad end has thin filaments which are inserted into a disc or ring and are interconnected at the base of the virion. The filaments are arranged in a circle and are about 20 nm in length and 3 nm in width. (source: [http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16014951 Häring et al.]) | |||
==Reproductive Cycle of an Ampullaviridae in a Host Cell== | ==Reproductive Cycle of an Ampullaviridae in a Host Cell== | ||
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==Viral Ecology & Pathology== | ==Viral Ecology & Pathology== | ||
The Ampullaviridae infect only Acidianus species. (source: Ortmann et al.) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16014951 Häring et al. "Viral Diversity in Hot Springs of Pozzuoli, Italy, and Characterization of a Unique Archaeal Virus, Acidianus Bottle-Shaped Virus, from a New Family, the Ampullaviridae." ''Journal of Virology'' 79.15 (2005): 9904–9911.] | |||
Ortmann et al. "Hot crenarchaeal viruses reveal deep evolutionary connections." Nature Reviews Microbiology 4 (2006): 520-528. | |||
Revision as of 16:02, 28 July 2006
Baltimore Classification
Higher order taxa
Viruses; dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage; Ampullaviridae
Genera
Description and Significance
Ampullaviridae is a proposed family of crenarchaeal viruses. Ampullaviridae gets its name from the Latin "ampulla" for bottle because of the unique bottle-shaped morphology of the virions. Such a shape had not been previously observed in the viral world. In the Ampullaviridae, the complex morphotype of asymmetric virions, lacking elements of regular helical symmetry, with two completely different structures at each end and an envelope encasing a funnel-shaped core suggests that such a complex morphotype facilitates infection. There is only one isolate in the Ampullaviridae family. (sources: Häring et al., Ortmann et al.)
Genome Structure
The Ampullaviridae genome consists of linear, double-stranded DNA. The genome is 23,900 nucleotides long. (source: Häring et al.)
Virion Structure of an Ampullaviridae
Ampullaviridae have enveloped, bottle-shaped virons with a funnel-shaped core. Virions have an overall length of 210-250 nm, 70-80 nm wide at the broad end, and 3-5 nm wide at the pointed end. The broad end has thin filaments which are inserted into a disc or ring and are interconnected at the base of the virion. The filaments are arranged in a circle and are about 20 nm in length and 3 nm in width. (source: Häring et al.)
Reproductive Cycle of an Ampullaviridae in a Host Cell
Viral Ecology & Pathology
The Ampullaviridae infect only Acidianus species. (source: Ortmann et al.)
References
Ortmann et al. "Hot crenarchaeal viruses reveal deep evolutionary connections." Nature Reviews Microbiology 4 (2006): 520-528.
