HCIV-1 and Other Tailless Icosahedral Internal Membrane-Containing Viruses of the Family Sphaerolipoviridae

HCIV-1 and Other Tailless Icosahedral Internal Membrane-Containing Viruses of the Family Sphaerolipoviridae

Members of the virus family Sphaerolipoviridae include both archaeal viruses and bacteriophages that possess a tailless icosahedral capsid with an internal membrane. The genera Alpha- and Betasphaerolipovirus comprise viruses that infect halophilic euryarchaea, whereas viruses of thermophilic Thermu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tatiana A. Demina, Maija K. Pietilä, Julija Svirskaitė, Janne J. Ravantti, Nina S. Atanasova, Dennis H. Bamford, Hanna M. Oksanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-02-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Sphaerolipoviridae
Alphasphaerolipovirus
halovirus
archaeal virus
tailless icosahedral virus
membrane virus
halophilic archaea
virus classification
International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
structure-based viral lineage
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/9/2/32

Internet

http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/9/2/32

Similar Items