Deltabaculovirus

Deltabaculovirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Baculoviridae. Mosquito larvae serve as natural hosts. There is currently only one species in this genus: the type species Culex nigripalpus nucleopolyhedrovirus'.[1][2]

Deltabaculovirus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: incertae sedis
Kingdom: incertae sedis
Phylum: incertae sedis
Class: incertae sedis
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Baculoviridae
Genus: Deltabaculovirus
Type species
Culex nigripalpus nucleopolyhedrovirus

Taxonomy

Group: dsDNA

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Structure

Viruses in Deltabaculovirus are enveloped. Genomes are circular, around 80-180kb in length. The genome codes for 100 to 180 proteins.[2]

GenusStructureSymmetryCapsidGenomic arrangementGenomic segmentation
DeltabaculovirusBudded or OccludedEnvelopedCircularMonopartite

Life cycle

Viral replication is nuclear. Entry into the host cell is achieved by attachment of the viral glycoproteins to host receptors, which mediates endocytosis. Replication follows the dsDNA bidirectional replication model. Dna templated transcription, with some alternative splicing mechanism is the method of transcription. The virus exits the host cell by nuclear pore export, and existing in occlusion bodies after cell death and remaining infectious until finding another host. Mosquito larvae serve as the natural host. Transmission routes are fecal-oral.[2]

GenusHost detailsTissue tropismEntry detailsRelease detailsReplication siteAssembly siteTransmission
DeltabaculovirusMosquito: larvaEpithileal: midgutCell receptor endocytosisBudding; OcclusionNucleusNucleusContact

References
  1. Harrison, RL; Herniou, EA; Jehle, JA; Theilmann, DA; Burand, JP; Becnel, JJ; Krell, PJ; van Oers, MM; Mowery, JD; Bauchan, GR; Ictv Report, Consortium (September 2018). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Baculoviridae". The Journal of General Virology. 99 (9): 1185–1186. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001107. PMID 29947603.
  2. "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. "ICTV Report Baculoviridae".
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