Spiraviridae (taxid:1511855)
VIRION
The virion appear as linear, non-enveloped, and helical particles of 200x28nm with appendages of 20nm protruding from both termini. The virion surface displays a periodic pattern of 40 turns.
GENOME
Circular, ssDNA(+) genome of 24.9kb. replication presumably occurs via dsDNA intermediate and rolling circle. It encodes for 57 proteins.
GENE EXPRESSION
REPLICATION
CYTOPLASMIC
Archaeal virus with exceptional virion architecture and the largest single-stranded DNA genome
Tomohiro Mochizuki, Mart Krupovic, G?rard Pehau-Arnaudet, Yoshihiko Sako, Patrick Forterre, David Prangishvili
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. August 14, 2012; 109: 13386?13391
Tomohiro Mochizuki, Mart Krupovic, G?rard Pehau-Arnaudet, Yoshihiko Sako, Patrick Forterre, David Prangishvili
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. August 14, 2012; 109: 13386?13391