Alphalipothrixvirus

Alphalipothrixvirus
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Adnaviria
Kingdom:	Zilligvirae
Phylum:	Taleaviricota
Class:	Tokiviricetes
Order:	Ligamenvirales
Family:	Lipothrixviridae
Genus:	Alphalipothrixvirus
Species
	Alphalipothrixvirus beppuense; Alphalipothrixvirus umijigokuense;
Synonyms
	beppuense: Alphalipothrixvirus SFV1 - Species Name ICTV 2019-2022 ; Sulfolobus filamentous virus 1 - Virus Name ; SFV1 - Name abbr ; umijigokuense: Alphalipothrixvirus SBFV2 - Species Name ICTV 2019-2022 ; Sulfolobales Beppu filamentous virus 2 - Virus Name ; SBFV2 - Name abbr ;

Alphalipothrixvirus is a genus of viruses in the family Lipothrixviridae. Archaea serve as natural hosts. The genus contains two species.

Taxonomy

The following two species are assigned to the genus

Genus	Structure	Symmetry	Capsid	Genomic arrangement	Genomic segmentation
Alphalipothrixvirus	Filamentous	Helical	Enveloped	Linear	Monopartite

Genus	Host details	Tissue tropism	Entry details	Release details	Replication site	Assembly site	Transmission
Alphalipothrixvirus	Archaea: Saccharolobus	None	Injection	Unknown	Cytoplasm	Cytoplasm	Passive diffusion

↑ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
1 2 "Virus Taxonomy: 2022 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
↑ "History of the taxon: Alphalipothrixvirus umijigokuense (2023 Release, MSL #39)". ICTV. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
↑ "History of the taxon: Alphalipothrixvirus beppuense (2023 Release, MSL #39)". ICTV. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-24.

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