Phycodnaviridae
Phycodnaviridae is a family of large (100–560 kb) double-stranded DNA viruses that infect marine or freshwater eukaryotic algae. Viruses within this family have a similar morphology, with an icosahedral capsid (polyhedron with 20 faces). As of 2014, there were 33 species in this family, divided among 6 genera. This family belongs to a super-group of large viruses known as nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses. Evidence was published in 2014 suggesting that specific strains of Phycodnaviridae might infect humans rather than just algal species, as was previously believed. Most genera under th
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomViruses
- PhylumNucleocytoviricota
- ClassMegaviricetes
- OrderAlgavirales
- FamilyPhycodnaviridae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
via GBIF
Research
511 papers- Phycodnaviridae--large DNA algal viruses.Archives of virology · 2002
- The Phycodnaviridae: the story of how tiny giants rule the world.Current topics in microbiology and immunology · 2009
- Chloroviruses.
Article · Italiano
Phycodnaviridae è una famiglia di grandi (da 160 a 560 000 coppie di basi) virus a DNA a doppio filamento che infettano alghe eucariote di acqua dolce e salata. I Phycodnaviridae hanno una morfologia icosaedrica del capside, una membrana lipidica interna e si replicano, completamente o parzialmente, nel citoplasma della loro cellula ospite. È l'unica famiglia dell'ordine Algavirales e appartiene al phylum di grandi virus noti come Nucleocytoviricota o grandi virus nucleo-citoplasmatici a DNA (NCLDV).
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