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Phasmaviridae
Family of viruses From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phasmaviridae is a family of viruses with negative stranded RNA genomes associated with insect hosts. The family belongs to the order Elliovirales.[1] Phasmaviruses were first discovered in phantom midges of the genus Chaoborus in 2014.[2]
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Taxonomy
The family contains the following genera:[1]
- Cicadellivirus
- Feravirus
- Hymovirus
- Jonvirus
- Orthophasmavirus
- Sawastrivirus
- Wuhivirus
Ferak feravirus
Feravirus ferakinum, a member of the genus Feravirus, has been isolated in cell culture. The virion is enveloped and spherical with a diameter of 80–120 nanometers. The genome has three segments L (6.8 kilobases), M (4.2 kilobases) and S (1.5 kilobases). It encodes five proteins—the polymerase on the L segment, the p12G and the Gc-Gn protein on the M segment and the N and p12 proteins in the S segment.[3]
A Gn–Gc glycoprotein dimer binds to the cell receptor. The virus is endocytosed and escapes into the cytoplasm where it replicates. It is released from the cell by budding.[3]
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