Prymnesiovirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Phycodnaviridae. Alga serve as natural hosts. There is only one species in this genus: Chrysochromulina brevifilum virus PW1 (CbV-PW1). It infects Haptolina brevifila, basionym: Chrysochromulina brevifilum (Edvardsen et al., 2011).[1][2][3]
Structure
Schematic drawing of a typical Phycodnaviridae virion (cross section and side view)
Viruses in Prymnesiovirus are enveloped, with icosahedral and round geometries, and T=169 symmetry. The diameter is around 100-170 nm. Genomes are linear, around 120-485kb in length.[1]
Genus
Structure
Symmetry
Capsid
Genomic arrangement
Genomic segmentation
Prymnesiovirus
Icosahedral
T=169
Enveloped
Linear
Monopartite
Life cycle
Viral replication is nucleo-cytoplasmic. Replication follows the DNA strand displacement model. DNA-templated transcription is the method of transcription. The virus exits the host cell by lysis via lytic phospholipids. Alga serve as the natural host. Transmission routes are passive diffusion.[1]
Genus
Host details
Tissue tropism
Entry details
Release details
Replication site
Assembly site
Transmission
Prymnesiovirus
Alga
None
Cell receptor endocytosis
Lysis
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Passive diffusion
References
^ abc"Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
^"Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^S.F. Mirza et al: Isolation and characterization of a virus infecting the freshwater algae Chrysochromulina parva, in: Virology Volume 486, December 2015, Pages 105-115, doi:10.1016/j.virol.2015.09.005. See Fig. 4.
