Bacilladnaviridae
Family of viruses
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Bacilladnaviridae is a family of single-stranded DNA viruses that primarily infect diatoms.[1][2]
| Bacilladnaviridae | |
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Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Floreoviria |
| Kingdom: | Shotokuvirae |
| Phylum: | Cressdnaviricota |
| Class: | Arfiviricetes |
| Order: | Baphyvirales |
| Family: | Bacilladnaviridae |
Characteristics
Similar to other eukaryotic ssDNA viruses, bacilladnaviruses are likely to replicate their genomes by the rolling-circle mechanism, initiated by the virus-encoded endonuclease (Rep). However, the latter protein of bacilladnaviruses displays unique conserved motifs and in phylogenetic trees forms a monophyletic clade separated from other groups of ssDNA viruses. The capsid protein of bacilladnaviruses has the jelly-roll fold and is most closely related to the corresponding proteins from members of the family Nodaviridae, which have ssRNA genomes.[3][4]
Taxonomy
The following genera are recognized:[5]
- Aberdnavirus
- Diatodnavirus
- Keisodnavirus
- Kieseladnavirus
- Protobacilladnavirus
- Puahadnavirus
- Seawadnavirus
