Notes on Family: Marnaviridae

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Contents

• Members of this Family
• General Description
• Morphology
• Genome
• Genera in the Family
• All Known Sequences
• Curated Sequences

General Description

This family currently contains only one genus and one virus that has a ssRNA picorna-like genome, isometric particles and infects a single species of a marine photosynthetic protist (Rhaphidophyte).

Morphology

Virions isometric, icosahedral, not enveloped, approximately 25 nm in diameter.

Genomen

Monopartite positive sense single-stranded RNA about 8.5 kb in length, with a 3'-polyA tail. It encodes a single polyprotein that is subsequently processed into the functional products. The structural proteins (at least 2) are located at the C-terminus, while motifs associated with helicase, protease and polymerase activity are in the N-terminal two thirds of the polyprotein.

Genera in the Family

There is currently only one genus:

• Marnavirus