Virion
Morphology: |
Bacilliform or allantoid |
Envelope: |
Yes |
Diameter (nm): |
150 |
Length (nm): |
350 |
Structural components: |
DNA core, capsid, envelope |
Buoyant density (g/mL): |
Unknown |
Buoyant density method: |
Not defined |
Lipid composition: |
Not defined |
Additional information: |
Distinct reticulate surface pattern in negatively stained virions |
Genome
Nucleic acid: |
DNA |
|
Strandedness: |
Double-stranded |
|
Polarity: |
– |
|
Configuration: |
Circular |
|
Segment organization: |
Segment no. 1 (kb): |
150–200 |
One segment(s): |
150–200 (kb) total (calculated) |
|
G + C content (%): |
35.4–49.2 |
|
mRNA transcripts: |
NA |
|
Open reading frames: |
130–200 |
|
Additional information: |
Traces of cytosine methylation in SfAV1 (the only virus so far analyzed) |
|
Replication
Entry mechanism: |
Unknown |
Site of transcription: |
Nucleus |
Transcriptase: |
Early genes: probably cellular RNA polymerase II/Later Genes:viral RNA polymerases |
Site of genome replication: |
First nucleoplasm then cytoplasm |
Replicase: |
Virus-encoded DNA-dependent polymerase |
Replication intermediate: |
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Bigot, Y. (2011). Ascovirus. In: Tidona, C., Darai, G. (eds) The Springer Index of Viruses. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-95919-1_8
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