Deltasatellite

Deltasatellite
Virus classification Edit this classification
Informal group: Subviral agents
Informal group: Satellite nucleic acids
Family: Tolecusatellitidae
Genus: Deltasatellite
Species

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Deltasatellite is a genus of satellite nucleic acids in the family Tolecusatellitidae. The genus contains 13 species.

Name

The name Deltasatellite is a combination of Delta, often used in molecular biology to indicate a mutation or deletion, and satellitidae, the fact that it is a satellite.

Taxonomy

The genus contains the following species:

References

  1. 1 2 "Virus Taxonomy: 2025 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Proposal 2016.021a-kP.A.v2.Tolecusatellitidae.pdf PDF" (PDF). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 19 August 2023.