Ichnovirus

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Ichnovirus
Virus classification
Group:
Group I (dsDNA)
Family:
Genus:
Ichnovirus
Type Species

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Ichnovirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Polydnaviridae. Parasitoid wasps serve as hosts, but these wasps are themselves parasites of lepidoptera. There are currently 21 species in this genus including the type species Campoletis sonorensis ichnovirus. [1][2]

Taxonomy

Group: dsDNA

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Structure

Viruses in Ichnovirus are enveloped, with prolate ellipsoid and Cylindrical geometries. Genomes are circular and segmented, around 6.0-20kb in length.[1]

Genus Structure Symmetry Capsid Genomic Arrangement Genomic Segmentation
Ichnovirus Prolate ellipsoid Enveloped Circular Segmented

Life Cycle

Viral replication is nuclear. DNA-templated transcription is the method of transcription. The virus exits the host cell by nuclear pore export. Parasitoid wasps serve as hosts, but these wasps are themselves parasites of lepidoptera. The wasp injects one or more eggs into its host along with a quantity of virus. The virus and wasp are in a symbiotic relationship: expression of viral genes prevents the wasp's host's immune system from killing the wasp's injected egg and causes other physiological alterations that ultimately cause the parasitized host to die. Transmission routes are parental.[1]

Genus Host Details Tissue Tropism Entry Details Release Details Replication Site Assembly Site Transmission
Ichnovirus Parasitoid wasps (Braconidae) Hemocytes; fat bodies Unknown Lysis; budding Nucleus Nucleus Unknown

References

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