Virion
Morphology: |
Icosahedral |
Envelope: |
Yes |
Diameter (nm): |
195–350 |
Length (nm): |
– |
Structural components: |
Core, capsid, tegument, envelope |
Buoyant density (g/mL): |
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Buoyant density method: |
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Lipid composition: |
Envelope lipids are derived from the inner nuclear membrane |
Additional information: |
The envelope contains viral glycoprotein spikes |
Genome
Nucleic acid: |
DNA |
|
Strandedness: |
Double-stranded |
|
Polarity: |
– |
|
Configuration: |
Linear |
|
Segment organization: |
Segment No. 1 (kb): |
148.7–163.0 |
One segment(s): |
148.7–163 (kb) total (calculated) |
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G + C content (%): |
45–61 |
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mRNA transcripts: |
73–77 |
|
Open reading frames: |
73–77 |
|
Additional information: |
Class D herpesvirus genome (one pair of inverted repeat sequences) |
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Replication
Entry mechanism: |
Receptor-mediated attachment followed by fusion to the plasma membrane |
Site of transcription: |
Nucleus |
Transcriptase: |
Cellular DNA-dependent RNA polymerase |
Site of genome replication: |
Nucleus |
Replicase: |
Virus-encoded DNA-dependent DNA polymerase |
Replication intermediate: |
Cir... |
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Keeler, C.L. (2011). Iltovirus. 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_91
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