Hukuchivirus Explained

Hukuchivirus is a genus of double-stranded DNA viruses that infect thermophilic bacteria.^[1] The genus was previously named Gammasphaerolipovirus.^[2]

Taxonomy

The genus contains the following species:^[3]

• Hukuchivirus IN93
• Hukuchivirus P23-77

Morphology

The virus particle, called a virion, of viruses in the genus has a capsid that is icosahedral in shape. The capsid contains an internal lipid membrane between the capsid and the genome, which is in the center of the virion.

Notes and References

1. Pawlowski A, Rissanen I, Bamford JK, Krupovic M, Jalasvuori M. Gammasphaerolipovirus, a newly proposed bacteriophage genus, unifies viruses of halophilic archaea and thermophilic bacteria within the novel family Sphaerolipoviridae. Arch Virol. 2014. 159. 6. 1541–1554. 10.1007/s00705-013-1970-6. 24395078. free.
2. Web site: ICTV Taxonomy history: Hukuchivirus . International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) . 22 May 2021.
3. Web site: Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release . International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) . March 2021 . 22 May 2021.