Luz24likevirus

Luz24likevirus is a genus of viruses in the order Caudovirales, in the family Podoviridae. Bacteria serve as natural hosts. There are currently only two species in this genus, including the type species Pseudomonas phage LUZ24.[1][2]

Luz24likevirus
Virus classification
Group:
Group I (dsDNA)
Order:
Caudovirales
Family:
Podoviridae
Genus:
Luz24likevirus
Type Species
  • Pseudomonas phage LUZ24
Synonyms
  • Luz24-like viruses

Taxonomy

Group: dsDNA

[2]

The currently recognized species within this genus are the Pseudomonas infecting viruses Pseudomonas phage LUZ24 and Pseudomonas phage PaP3. These viruses have diverged considerably from other phages whose genomes are known.[3][4]

Structure

Viruses in Luz24likevirus are non-enveloped, with an icosahedral head (63 nm) and a short tail (12x8 nm).[1] Although these phages produce small and turbid plaques, all attempts to isolate stable lysogenic P. aeruginosa clones failed. In addition, their genome (around 45kb) does not encode obvious genes indicative of lysogeny.[5] Genomes are linear, around 45kb in length.[1]

GenusStructureSymmetryCapsidGenomic arrangementGenomic segmentation
Luz24likevirusHead-TailNon-envelopedLinearMonopartite

Life cycle

Viral replication is cytoplasmic. Entry into the host cell is achieved by adsorption into the host cell. DNA templated transcription is the method of transcription. Bacteria serve as the natural host. Transmission routes are passive diffusion. [1]

GenusHost detailsTissue tropismEntry detailsRelease detailsReplication siteAssembly siteTransmission
Luz24likevirusBacteriaNoneInjectionLysisCytoplasmCytoplasmPassive diffusion

References
  1. "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ICTV. "Virus Taxonomy: 2014 Release". Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. Lavigne, R.; Seto, D.; Mahadevan, P.; Ackermann, H. W.; Kropinski, A.M. (2008). "Unifying classical and molecular taxonomic classification: analysis of the Podoviridae using BLASTP-based tools". Research in Microbiology. 159 (5): 406–14. doi:10.1016/j.resmic.2008.03.005. PMID 18555669.
  4. Ceyssens P. J.; Lavigne, R. (July 2010). "Bacteriophages of Pseudomonas". Future Microbiology. 5 (7): 1041–55. doi:10.2217/fmb.10.66. PMID 20632804.
  5. Ceyssens, P. J.; Hertveldt, K.; Ackermann, H. .; et al. (August 2008). "The intron-containing genome of the lytic Pseudomonas phage LUZ24 resembles the temperate phage PaP3". Virology. 377 (2): 233–8. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2008.04.038. PMID 18519145.

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