Virion
Morphology: |
Icosahedral |
Envelope: |
No |
Diameter (nm): |
130–150 |
Length (nm): |
– |
Structural components: |
Core, capsid |
Buoyant density (g/mL): |
1.25–1.30 |
Buoyant density method: |
CsCl gradient |
Lipid composition: |
Not determined |
Additional information: |
Capsid contains two electron dense layers |
Genome
Nucleic acid: |
DNA |
|
Strandedness: |
Double-stranded |
|
Polarity: |
– |
|
Configuration: |
Circular |
|
Segment organization: |
Segment no. 1 (kb): |
335 |
One segment(s): |
335 (kb) total (calculated) |
|
G + C content (%): |
51.7 |
|
mRNA transcripts: |
Unknown |
|
Open reading frames: |
231 |
|
Additional information: |
Inverted terminal repeats; ring closure. Genomic DNA contains tandem and dispersed repetitive elements and single-stranded regions of 10–60 kb lengths. EsV-1 encodes components of a complex signal transduction system with ten protein kinases |
|
Replication
Entry mechanism: |
Unknown; entry restricted to spores and gametes of the host |
Site of transcription: |
Nucleus |
Transcriptase: |
Unknown, most likely cellular |
Site of genome... |
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Müller, D.G., Knippers, R. (2011). Phaeovirus. 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_205
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