Chloriridovirus

Chloriridovirus
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Varidnaviria
Kingdom:	Bamfordvirae
Phylum:	Nucleocytoviricota
Class:	Megaviricetes
Order:	Pimascovirales
Family:	Iridoviridae
Subfamily:	Betairidovirinae
Genus:	Chloriridovirus

Chloriridovirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Iridoviridae.^[1] Diptera with aquatic larval stage, mainly mosquitoes, lepidoptera, and orthoptera insects serve as natural hosts. There are five species in this genus. Diseases associated with this genus include: yellow-green iridescence beneath the epidermis (early mosquito larval stages are most susceptible to infection). Death rates are highest in the fourth instar.^[2]^[3] Viruses within this genus have been found to infect mosquito larvae, in which they produce various iridescent colors.^[4]

Taxonomy

The genus contains the following species:^[5]

Structure

Viruses in the genus Chloriridovirus are enveloped, with icosahedral and polyhedral geometries, and T=189-217 symmetry. The diameter is around 180 nm. Genomes are linear, around 135kb in length. The genome codes for 126 proteins.^[1]^[2]

Genus	Structure	Symmetry	Capsid	Genomic arrangement	Genomic segmentation
Chloriridovirus	Polyhedral	T=189-217		Linear	Monopartite

Life cycle

Viral replication is nucleo-cytoplasmic. Entry into the host cell is achieved by attachment of the viral proteins to host receptors, which mediates endocytosis. Replication follows the DNA strand displacement model. DNA-templated transcription is the method of transcription. Diptera with aquatic larval stage, mainly mosquitoes, lepidoptera, and orthoptera insects serve as the natural host.^[1]^[2]

Genus	Host details	Tissue tropism	Entry details	Release details	Replication site	Assembly site	Transmission
Chloriridovirus	Diptera with aquatic larval stage, mainly mosquitoes	None	Cell receptor endocytosis	Budding	Nucleus	Cytoplasm	Unknown

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Iridoviridae". ICTV Online (10th) Report.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
^ Willis, Dawn B. (1990). "Taxonomy of Iridoviruses". In Gholamreza, Darai (ed.). Molecular Biology of Iridoviruses. Springer Verlag. pp. 1–12. ISBN 978-1-4612-8893-0.
^ Becnel, James J. (16 January 2008). "Current status of Deltabaculoviruses, Cypoviruses and Chloriridoviruses pathogenic for mosquitoes". Virologica Sinica. 22 (2): 117–127. doi:10.1007/s12250-007-0013-4.
^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

External links

[ICTVReport-1] "Iridoviridae". ICTV Online (10th) Report.

[ViralZone-2] "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.

[3] Willis, Dawn B. (1990). "Taxonomy of Iridoviruses". In Gholamreza, Darai (ed.). Molecular Biology of Iridoviruses. Springer Verlag. pp. 1–12. ISBN 978-1-4612-8893-0.

[4] Becnel, James J. (16 January 2008). "Current status of Deltabaculoviruses, Cypoviruses and Chloriridoviruses pathogenic for mosquitoes". Virologica Sinica. 22 (2): 117–127. doi:10.1007/s12250-007-0013-4.

[5] "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

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