VIRION
Unknown, presumably filamentous as the genome encodes a capsid protein similar to those of the Adnaviria.
GENOME
Linear dsDNA genome of 41 kb with 99 bp terminal inverted repeats.
GENE EXPRESSION
REPLICATION
CYTOPLASMIC
- Adsorption: the virus attaches to target cell
- Injection: viral DNA is injected in host cell cytoplasm
- Transcription and translation of early genes
- Replication of genomic DNA
- Transcription and translation of late genes
- Genomic DNA is packaged in new virions
- Mature virions are released from the cell