Hukuchivirus

Hukuchivirus
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Singelaviria
Kingdom:	Helvetiavirae
Phylum:	Dividoviricota
Class:	Laserviricetes
Order:	Halopanivirales
Family:	Matshushitaviridae
Genus:	Hukuchivirus

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 (formerly Thermus thermophilus phage IN93 (2014), Thermus virus IN93 (2015-2019))
• Hukuchivirus P2377 (formerly Thermus thermophilus bacteriophage P23-77 (2014), Thermus virus P23-77 (2015-2019, type species), H. P23-77 (2020))

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.

References

1. Pawlowski A, Rissanen I, Bamford JK, Krupovic M, Jalasvuori M (2014). "Gammasphaerolipovirus, a newly proposed bacteriophage genus, unifies viruses of halophilic archaea and thermophilic bacteria within the novel family Sphaerolipoviridae". Arch Virol. 159 (6): 1541–1554. doi: 10.1007/s00705-013-1970-6 . PMID   24395078.
2. "ICTV Taxonomy history: Hukuchivirus". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
3. "Current ICTV Taxonomy Release | ICTV". ictv.global. Retrieved 2024-12-11.