Family Ophioviridae: Classification and features

DAL BO E; HAMMOND J; NATSUAKI T; REYES CA; TZANETAKIS IE; DA GRACA JV; KAWAZU Y; NAVARRO JA; ROBLES LUNA G; VAIRA AM; GARCIA ML; GAGO-ZACHERT S; MORENO P.; PALLAS V; SASAYA T; VERBEEK M

JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY

SOC GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY

Lugar: London; Año: 2016

0022-1317

The Ophioviridae is a family of filamentous plant viruses, with single stranded negative/possibly ambisense RNA genome of 11.3?12.5 kb in length divided into 3?4 segments, each encapsidated in a single coat protein. Virions are naked filamentous nucleocapsids, in shape of kinked circles of at least two different contour lengths. One genus, Ophiovirus, is currently recognized within the family, consisting of seven members. Natural host of the ophioviruses are citrus, blueberry, lettuce and ornamental plants, and four of them are soil-transmitted. This is a summary of the current ICTV report on the taxonomy of the Ophioviridae, which is available at http:/www.ICTV.global/report/ophioviridae