''Iotatorquevirus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
virus
A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living Cell (biology), cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. Viruses are ...
es in the family ''
Anelloviridae
''Anelloviridae'' is a family of viruses. They are classified as vertebrate viruses and have a non-enveloped capsid, which is round with isometric, icosahedral symmetry and has a triangulation number of 3.
The name is derived from Italian ''ane ...
'', in group
II in the Baltimore classification. The genus has two species: ''Iotatorquevirus suida1a'' and ''Iotatorquevirus ursid17''.
Virology
The virions are small and non-enveloped.
The viruses are usually acquired soon after birth and may invade virtually any tissue in the body.
They are widespread in the pig population.
Genome
Iotatorqueviruses have a circular, single-stranded DNA genome. The genome is
negative-sense
In molecular biology and genetics, the sense of a nucleic acid molecule, particularly of a strand of DNA or RNA, refers to the nature of the roles of the strand and its complement in specifying a sequence of amino acids. Depending on the context, ...
.
Clinical
Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome
Porcine circoviral disease (PCVD), also known as porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD), is a disease seen in domestic pigs. This disease causes illness in Piglet (animal), piglets, with clinical signs including progressive loss of body co ...
has been causally associated with porcine circovirus type 2.
The Iotatorquevirus have also been linked with this syndrome but a causative role—if one exists—has yet to be established.
References
External links
ICTV Virus Taxonomy LatestUniProt Taxonomy
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Anelloviridae
Virus genera
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