Notes on Family: Microviridae
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icosahedra
Contents
- Members of this Family
- General Description
- Morphology
- Genome
- Genera in the Family
- All Known Sequences
- Curated Sequences
General Description
This family contains those phage that have a ssDNA genome and isometric particles.Morphology
Virions isometric (icosahedral), not enveloped, 26-32 nm in diameter with small surface projections.Genomen
Monopartite, positive sense, circular ssDNA 4-6 kb in length.Genera in the Family
- Bdellomicrovirus: infect epsilon-purple bacteria
- Chlamydiamicrovirus: infect Chlamydia
- Microvirus: infect delta-purple bacteria
- Spiromicrovirus: infect mycoplasmas