Sulfolobus islandicus rod-shaped virus 1 (SIRV1) is a virus in the order Ligamenvirales. Its only known host is the Archaean Sulfolobus islandicus.[2] The species was first documented from a hot spring sample in Yellowstone National Park.[3]

Icerudivirus SIRV1
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Adnaviria
Kingdom: Zilligvirae
Phylum: Taleaviricota
Class: Tokiviricetes
Order: Ligamenvirales
Family: Rudiviridae
Genus: Icerudivirus
Species:
Icerudivirus SIRV1
Synonyms[1]
  • Sulfolobus virus SIRV-1
  • Sulfolobus virus SIRV1
  • Sulfolobus islandicus rod-shaped virus 1

References

edit
  1. ^ "ICTV Taxonomy history: Icerudivirus SIRV1" (html). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Sulfolobus islandicus rod-shaped virus 1". GenomeNet. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  3. ^ Bautista, Maria A.; Black, Jesse A.; Youngblut, Nicholas D.; Whitaker, Rachel J. (2017). "Differentiation and Structure in Sulfolobus islandicus Rod-Shaped Virus Populations". Viruses. 9 (5): 120. doi:10.3390/v9050120. PMC 5454432. PMID 28534836.