Adnaviria : a New Realm for Archaeal Filamentous Viruses with Linear A-Form Double-Stranded DNA Genomes

The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) has recently adopted a comprehensive, hierarchical system of virus taxa. The highest ranks in this hierarchy are realms, each of which is considered monophyletic but apparently originated independently of other realms. Here, we announce the c...

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Published in:Journal of virology 2021-07, Vol.95 (15), p.e0067321-e0067321
Main Authors: Krupovic, Mart, Kuhn, Jens H, Wang, Fengbin, Baquero, Diana P, Dolja, Valerian V, Egelman, Edward H, Prangishvili, David, Koonin, Eugene V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaea - virology
Archaeal Viruses - classification
Archaeal Viruses - genetics
Capsid Proteins - genetics
Commentary
DNA Viruses - classification
DNA Viruses - genetics
DNA, Viral - genetics
Genome, Viral - genetics
Life Sciences
Microbiology and Parasitology
Phylogeny
Virology
Virus Replication
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Summary:The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) has recently adopted a comprehensive, hierarchical system of virus taxa. The highest ranks in this hierarchy are realms, each of which is considered monophyletic but apparently originated independently of other realms. Here, we announce the creation of a new realm, , which unifies archaeal filamentous viruses with linear A-form double-stranded DNA genomes and characteristic major capsid proteins unrelated to those encoded by other known viruses.
ISSN:0022-538X
1098-5514
DOI:10.1128/JVI.00673-21