Globuloviridae is a family of hyperthermophilic archaeal viruses. Crenarchaea of the genera Pyrobaculum and Thermoproteus (both in Thermoproteaceae) serve as natural hosts. There are four species in this family, assigned to a single genus, Alphaglobulovirus.[1][2][3]
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Family: | Globuloviridae |
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Taxonomy
editThe family contains one genus which contains four species:[3]
Structure
editVirions in the Globuloviridae are spherical and enveloped. The diameter is around 100 nm.[1][2]
Genomes are linear dsDNA and non-segmented, around 20–30kb in length.[1][2]
| Genus | Structure | Symmetry | Capsid | Genomic arrangement | Genomic segmentation |
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| Alphaglobulovirus | Spherical | Enveloped | Linear | Monopartite |
Life cycle
editViral replication is cytoplasmic. DNA-templated transcription is the method of transcription. Pyrobaculum and Thermoproteus archaea serve as the natural host. Transmission routes are passive diffusion.[1]
| Genus | Host details | Tissue tropism | Entry details | Release details | Replication site | Assembly site | Transmission |
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| Alphaglobulovirus | Pyrobaculum and Thermoproteus archaea | None | Injection | Budding | Cytoplasm | Cytoplasm | Passive diffusion |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Prangishvili, D; Krupovic, M; ICTV Report Consortium (2018). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Globuloviridae". The Journal of General Virology. 99 (10): 1357–1358. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001123. PMID 30091697.
- ^ a b c "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Häring M, Peng X, Brügger K, Rachel R, Stetter KO, Garrett RA, Prangishvili D (2004). "Morphology and genome organization of the virus PSV of the hyperthermophilic archaeal genera Pyrobaculum and Thermoproteus: a novel virus family, the Globuloviridae". Virology. 323 (2): 233–242. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2004.03.002. PMID 15193919.