Anelloviridae
| Anellovirus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group II (ssDNA) |
| Family: | Anelloviridae |
| Genera | |
|
Alphatorquevirus | |
The Anelloviridae are a recently discovered family of viruses . They are classified as a vertebrate viruses and have a non-enveloped capsid, which is round with isometric, icosahedral symmetry.
The type species is torque teno virus (genus Alphatorquevirus).[1]
Genome
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.[2]
Clinical
Anellovirus species are highly prevalent and genetically diverse. They cause chronic human viral infections that have not yet been associated with disease.[3]
Three genera are associated with human infections: Torque teno virus (TTV), Torque teno midi virus (TTMDV) and Torque teno mini virus (TTMV).
References
- ↑ Vasilyev EV, Trofimov DY, Tonevitsky AG, Ilinsky VV, Korostin DO, Rebrikov DV (2009). "Torque Teno Virus (TTV) distribution in healthy Russian population". Virology Journal. 6: 134. doi:10.1186/1743-422X-6-134. PMC 2745379
. PMID 19735552. - ↑ 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
- ↑ Bernardin F, Operskalski E, Busch M, Delwart E (May 2010). "Transfusion transmission of highly prevalent commensal human viruses". Transfusion. 50 (11): 2474–2483. doi:10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02699.x. PMID 20497515.
External links
- Anellovirus at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- ICTVdb
- Viral Zone