''Ovaliviridae'' is a family of
virus
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es of
archaea that is not assigned to any higher
taxonomic ranks
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. The family contains a single genus, ''Alphaovalivirus'', which contains a single species, ''Sulfolobus ellipsoid virus 1''.
The linear
genome
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of
dsDNA is 23,219 bp with 172 bp inverted terminal repeats. ''Sulfolobus ellipsoid virus 1'' was isolated from an acidic
hot spring
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(86−106oC, pH 2.2−2.5) in
Laguna Fumarólica
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,
Costa Rica; the only known host is ''
Sulfolobus
''Sulfolobus'' is a genus of microorganism in the family Sulfolobaceae. It belongs to the archaea domain.
''Sulfolobus'' species grow in volcanic springs with optimal growth occurring at pH 2-3 and temperatures of 75-80 °C, making them ...
'' sp. A20.
References
External links
ICTV Report: ''Ovaliviridae''
Virus families
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