Muscavirus

Muscavirus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Class: Naldaviricetes
Order: Lefavirales
Family: Hytrosaviridae
Genus: Muscavirus

Muscavirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Hytrosaviridae.[1] The fly Musca domestica is the natural host. There is only one species in this genus: Musca hytrosavirus. Diseases associated with this genus include: salivary gland hypertrophy, and complete sterility of infected female flies by inhibiting eggs development.[2][3]

Structure

Viruses in the genus Muscavirus are enveloped, with rod-shaped geometries. The diameter is around 50 nm. Genomes are circular, around 124kb in length. The genome has 108 open reading frames.[2][3]

Genus Structure Symmetry Capsid Genomic arrangement Genomic segmentation
Muscavirus Rod-shaped Enveloped Circular Monopartite

Life cycle

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

Genus Host details Tissue tropism Entry details Release details Replication site Assembly site Transmission
Muscavirus Insects: house flies Epithelium: secretory salivary glands; ovarioles; gonads Contact: food; horizontal; vertical Budding; horizontal; vertical Nucleus Nucleus Contact: food; horizontal; 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. ^ a b c "ICTV Report Hytrosaviridae".
  3. ^ a b c "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 13 August 2015.