Haloarcula hispanica pleomorphic virus 1
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| Alphapleolipovirus HHPV1 | |
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| Alphapleolipovirus virion | |
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Monodnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Trapavirae |
| Phylum: | Saleviricota |
| Class: | Huolimaviricetes |
| Order: | Haloruvirales |
| Family: | Pleolipoviridae |
| Genus: | Alphapleolipovirus |
| Species: | Alphapleolipovirus HHPV1 |
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Alphapleolipovirus HHPV1, also known as Haloarcula hispanica pleomorphic virus 1 (HHPV-1) is a virus of the family Pleolipoviridae. It is a double stranded DNA virus that infects the halophilic archaeon Haloarcula hispanica.[1] It has a number of unique features unlike any previously described virus.[2][3]
The virions are enveloped and pleomorphic is shape. The envelope contains a variety of lipids including cardiolipins, phosphatidylglycerols, phosphatidylglycerophosphate methyl esters and phosphatidylglycerosulfates. There are two major proteins in the envelope — VP3 (12 kilodaltons in weight) and VP4 (60 kilodaltons in weight).[1]
The virions exit the host without lysis suggesting a budding mechanism.[1]