Alphasphaerolipovirusis agenusof double stranded DNA viruses that infectHaloarchaea.[1]The genus contains four species.
| Alphasphaerolipovirus | |
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| Sphaerolipoviridae virion | |
Virus classification
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Helvetiavirae |
| Phylum: | Dividoviricota |
| Class: | Laserviricetes |
| Order: | Halopanivirales |
| Family: | Sphaerolipoviridae |
| Genus: | Alphasphaerolipovirus |
| Species | |
Taxonomy
editThe genus contains the following species:[2]
- Alphasphaerolipovirus helsinkii(formerlyHaloarcula hispanica icosahedral virus 2(2014-2019),A. HHIV2(2021))
- Alphasphaerolipovirus pinkense(formerlyHaloarcula hispanica virus PH1(2014-2019),A. PH1(2021))
- Alphasphaerolipovirus serpentinense(formerlyHaloarcula hispanica virus SH1(2014-2019),A. SH1(2021))
- Alphasphaerolipovirus viikkii(formerlyHaloarcula virus HCIV1(2014-2019),A. HCIV1(2021))
Note
editThe nameHalosphaeroviruswas also proposed for this genus.[3]
References
edit- ^Pawlowski A, Rissanen I, Bamford JK, Krupovic M, Jalasvuori M (2014)."Gammasphaerolipovirus, a newly proposed bacteriophage genus, unifies viruses of halophilic archaea and thermophilic bacteria within the novel family Sphaerolipoviridae"(PDF).Arch Virol.159(6): 1541–1554.doi:10.1007/s00705-013-1970-6.PMID24395078.
- ^"Current ICTV Taxonomy Release | ICTV".ictv.global.Retrieved11 December2024.
- ^Porter K, Tang SL, Chen CP, Chiang PW, Hong MJ, Dyall-Smith M (2013) PH1: An archaeovirus ofHaloarcula hispanicarelated to SH1 and HHIV-2. Archaea 2013: 456318