Sulfolobus tengchongensis spindle-shaped virus

Sulfolobus tengchongensis spindle-shaped virus
Electron micrograph of Sulfolobus infected with Sulfolobus virus STSV1. Bar = 1 μm.
Virus classification
Group: Group I (dsDNA)
Order: Unassigned
Family: Bicaudaviridae
Genus: Unassigned
Species: Sulfolobus tengchongensis spindle-shaped virus 1

Sulfolobus tengchongensis spindle-shaped virus 1 (STSV-1 or STSV1) is a DNA virus of the family Bicaudaviridae. It infects the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus tengchongensis which can be found in the volcanic area of Tengchong, Baoshan City, in western Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.[1][2]

References

  1. Xiang X, Chen L, Huang X, Luo Y, She Q, Huang L; Chen; Huang; Luo; She; Huang (2005). "Sulfolobus tengchongensis spindle-shaped virus STSV1: virus-host interactions and genomic features". J. Virol. 79 (14): 8677–86. doi:10.1128/JVI.79.14.8677-8686.2005. PMC 1168784Freely accessible. PMID 15994761. Alternatively: PubMed, ResearchGate
  2. Uniprot Taxonomy: Sulfolobus virus STSV1


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