Tectivirus
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Tectiviridae is a family of viruses with 12 species in five genera. Bacteria serve as natural hosts. Tectiviruses have no head-tail structure, but are capable of producing tail-like tubes of ~ 60×10 nm upon adsorption or after chloroform treatment. The name is derived from Latin tectus (meaning 'covered').
Species
GENUS
- KingdomViruses
- PhylumPreplasmiviricota
- ClassTectiliviricetes
- OrderKalamavirales
- FamilyTectiviridae
via GBIF
Research
172 papers- Bacteriophage PRD1: a broad host range DSDNA tectivirus with an internal membrane.Advances in virus research · 1995
- Bam35 Tectivirus Intraviral Interaction Map Unveils New Function and Localization of Phage ORFan Proteins.Journal of virology · 2017
- Characterization of a Novel Tectivirus Phage Toil and Its Potential as an Agent for Biolipid Extraction.Scientific reports · 2018
- Bacteriophage GC1, a Novel Tectivirus Infecting Gluconobacter Cerinus, an Acetic Acid Bacterium Associated with Wine-Making.Viruses · 2018
- Disclosing early steps of protein-primed genome replication of the Gram-positive tectivirus Bam35.Nucleic acids research · 2016
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Virology
- Life cycle
- Taxonomy
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Tectiviridae is a family of viruses with 12 species in five genera. Bacteria serve as natural hosts. Tectiviruses have no head-tail structure, but are capable of producing tail-like tubes of ~ 60×10 nm upon adsorption or after chloroform treatment. The name is derived from Latin tectus (meaning 'covered').
==Virology== thumb|Entry mechanism Enterobacteria phage PRD1 The virions of Tectiviridae species are non-enveloped, icosahedral and display a pseudo T=25 symmetry. The capsid has two layers. The outer layer is a protein structure of 240 capsid proteins trimers, and the inner one is a proteinaceous lipid membrane which envelopes the virus genome. Apical spikes extending about 20 nanometers (nm) protrude from the icosahedrons vertices.
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