Group Group I (dsDNA) Rank Genus | Family Sphaerolipoviridae | |
Similar Caudovirales, Siphoviridae, Haloarcula, Thermus | ||
Gammasphaerolipovirus is a proposed genus of double stranded DNA viruses that infect thermophilic bacteria.
Morphology
Viruses of this genus are tailless icosahedral virions with an internal lipid membrane located between the protein capsid and the double stranded DNA genome. Overall virion organization is similar to that of viruses belonging to the families Tectiviridae, Corticoviridae, Turriviridae.
References
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