''Iteradensovirus'' is a genus of
viruses
A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells
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* Cell (biology), the functional basic unit of life
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Locations
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in the subfamily ''
Densovirinae
''Densovirinae'' is a subfamily of single-stranded DNA viruses in the family ''Parvoviridae''. The subfamily has 11 recognized genera and 21 species. Densoviruses are known to infect members of insect orders ''Blattodea'', '' Diptera'', '' Hemip ...
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of the family ''
Parvoviridae
Parvoviruses are a family of animal viruses that constitute the family ''Parvoviridae''. They have linear, single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) genomes that typically contain two genes encoding for a replication initiator protein, called NS1, and the p ...
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Insects serve as natural hosts. There are five species in this genus.
Taxonomy
The following five species are assigned to the genus:
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Lepidopteran iteradensovirus 1
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described spe ...
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Lepidopteran iteradensovirus 2
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...
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Lepidopteran iteradensovirus 3
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described spe ...
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Lepidopteran iteradensovirus 4
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described spe ...
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Lepidopteran iteradensovirus 5
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described spe ...
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Structure
Viruses in ''Iteradensovirus'' are non-enveloped, with icosahedral and Round geometries, and T=1 symmetry. The diameter is around 21-22 nm. Genomes are linear, around 5kb in length.
Life cycle
Viral replication is nuclear. Entry into the host cell is achieved by attachment to host receptors, which mediates clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Replication follows the rolling-hairpin model. DNA templated transcription, with some alternative splicing mechanism is the method of transcription.
Insects serve as the natural host.
References
External links
Viralzone: Iteradensovirus ICTV ''Iteradensovirus''
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Densovirinae
Virus genera