Glossinavirus

Glossinavirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Hytrosaviridae.[1] Glossina sp serve as natural hosts. There is currently only one species in this genus: the type species Glossina hytrovirus. Diseases associated with this genus include: partial sterility due to ovarian abnormalities or to testicular degeneration; can be asymptomatic in laboratory colonies.[2][3]

Glossinavirus
Virus classification
Group:
Group I (dsDNA)
Family:
Hytrosaviridae
Genus:
Glossinavirus
Type Species
  • Glossina hytrovirus

Taxonomy

Group: dsDNA

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Structure

Viruses in the genus Glossinavirus are enveloped, with rod-shaped geometries. The diameter is around 50 nm. Genomes are circular, around 190kb in length. The genome has 160 open reading frames.[2][3]

GenusStructureSymmetryCapsidGenomic arrangementGenomic segmentation
GlossinavirusRod-shapedEnvelopedCircularMonopartite

Life cycle

Viral replication is nuclear. DNA-templated transcription is the method of transcription. Glossina species serve as the natural host. Transmission routes are parental.[2][3]

GenusHost detailsTissue tropismEntry detailsRelease detailsReplication siteAssembly siteTransmission
GlossinavirusInsects: tsetse fliesEpithelium: secretory salivary glands; ovarioles; gonadsHorizontal; verticalHorizontal; verticalNucleusNucleusHorizontal; vertical

References
  1. Kariithi, HM; Vlak, JM; Jehle, JA; Bergoin, M; Boucias, DG; Abd-Alla, AMM; ICTV Report, Consortium (September 2019). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Hytrosaviridae". The Journal of General Virology. 100 (9): 1271–1272. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001300. PMID 31389783.
  2. "ICTV Report Hytrosaviridae".
  3. "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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