Yuavirus is a genus of viruses in the family Siphoviridae, unassigned to a sub-family. Bacteria serve as the natural host, with transmission achieved through passive diffusion. There are six species in this genus.[1][2][3]
Yuavirus | |
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Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Duplodnaviria |
Kingdom: | Heunggongvirae |
Phylum: | Uroviricota |
Class: | Caudoviricetes |
Order: | Caudovirales |
Family: | Siphoviridae |
Genus: | Yuavirus |
Taxonomy
editThe following species are recognized:[2]
Structure
editYuaviruses are nonenveloped, with a head and tail. The head is a prolate spheroid about 72 nm by 51 nm. The tail is about 145 nm long.[1]
Taxonomy | Structure | Symmetry | Capsid | Genomic arrangement | Genomic segmentation |
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Group I > Caudovirales > Siphoviridae > Yuavirus |
Head-Tail | T=7 | Non-enveloped | Linear | Monopartite |
Genome
editAll species have been fully sequenced. They range between 58-64k nucleotides, with 77-90 proteins.[3]
Life cycle
editThe virus attaches to the host cell using its terminal fibers, and ejects the viral DNA into the host periplasm. The DNA genome is circularized or integrate into the host's chromosome before transcription and translation. Once the viral genes have been replicated, the new virions are assembled in the cytoplasm. Finally, the mature virions are released via lysis.[1]
Taxonomy | Host details | Tissue tropism | Entry details | Release details | Replication site | Assembly site | Transmission |
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Group I > Caudovirales > Siphoviridae > Yuavirus |
Bacteria | None | Injection | Lysis | Cytoplasm | Cytoplasm | Passive diffusion |
History
editAccording to ICTV's 2012 report, the genus was accepted under the name Yualikevirus, assigned to family Siphoviridae, order Caudovirales.[2] The genus was later renamed to Yuavirus.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Virus Taxonomy: 2019 Release". talk.ictvonline.org. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Yuavirus - 6 complete genomes". NCBI. Retrieved 12 May 2021.