Rudiviridae

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Rudiviridae
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Usarudivirus strain
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Adnaviria
Kingdom: Zilligvirae
Phylum: Taleaviricota
Class: Tokiviricetes
Order: Ligamenvirales
Family:Rudiviridae

Rudiviridae is a family of viruses [1] with linear double stranded DNA genomes that infect archaea. The viruses of this family are highly thermostable and can act as a template for site-selective and spatially controlled chemical modification. Furthermore, the two strands of the DNA are covalently linked at both ends of the genomes, which have long inverted terminal repeats. [2] These inverted repeats are an adaptation to stabilize the genome in these extreme environments. [3]

Taxonomy

The following genera are assigned to the family: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Family: Rudiviridae". Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. March 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ↑ King AM, Lefkowitz E, Adams MJ, Carstens EB, eds. (2011-11-10). Virus Taxonomy: Ninth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Elsevier. ISBN   978-0-12-384685-3.
  3. ↑ Silva JM, Pratas D, Caetano T, Matos S (August 2022). "The complexity landscape of viral genomes". GigaScience. 11 giac079. doi:10.1093/gigascience/giac079. PMC   9366995 . PMID   35950839.

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