Archaeal <italic toggle="yes">Haloarcula californiae</italic> Icosahedral Virus 1 Highlights Conserved Elements in Icosahedral Membrane-Containing DNA Viruses from Extreme Environments

ABSTRACT Despite their high genomic diversity, all known viruses are structurally constrained to a limited number of virion morphotypes. One morphotype of viruses infecting bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes is the tailless icosahedral morphotype with an internal membrane. Although it is considered a...

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Main Authors: Tatiana A. Demina, Maija K. Pietilä, Julija Svirskaitė, Janne J. Ravantti, Nina S. Atanasova, Dennis H. Bamford, Hanna M. Oksanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016-09-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00699-16