Anellovirus

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Anellovirus
Virus classification
Group: Group II (ssDNA)
Family: Anellovirus

Not much is known about the family of Anelloviri, having been recently discovered. It has been classified as a vertebrate virus and consisting of a non-enveloped capsid, which is round with isometric, icosahedral symmetry.

The genome is not segmented and contains a single molecule of circular, negative-sense, single-stranded DNA. The complete genome is 3000-4000 nucleotides long. [1].

[edit] Literature

  1. ^ ICTVdB Management (2006). 00.107.0.01. Anellovirus. In: ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database, version 4. Büchen-Osmond, C. (Ed), Columbia University, New York, USA
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