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Dinodnavirus
Genus of viruses From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dinodnavirus is a genus of viruses that infect dinoflagellates.[1] This genus belongs to the clade of nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses. The only species in the genus is Heterocapsa circularisquama DNA virus 01.[2]
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Name
The order name, Dinodnavirales, is a combination of Dino, from host dinoflagellate and dna, from its DNA genome. [3]
Virology
The virus has an icosahedral capsid 180–210 nanometers in diameter.[4]
The genome is a single molecule of double stranded DNA of about 356-kilobases.[4]
It infects the dinoflagellate Heterocapsa circularisquama.[5]
During replication virions emerge from a specific cytoplasm compartment – the 'viroplasm' – which is created by the virus.[6]
Taxonomy
DNA studies have shown that the genus belongs in the family Asfarviridae.[7][8]
References
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