Molecular biology
VIRION
Non enveloped, bacilliform particles of 130×30 nm. The capsid is presumably based on a T=3 icosahedral symmetry.
GENOME
Circular double stranded DNA of about 8000 base pairs with discontinuities in both strands: one in the transcribed strand and one to three in the non-transcribed strand.
GENE EXPRESSION
REPLICATION
CYTOPLASMIC/NUCLEAR