Caudoviricetes
ConceptViruses
A class of double-stranded DNA tailed viruses
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Uncommon
Caudoviricetes
- Viruses
Caudoviricetes is a class of viruses also known as tailed viruses or head-tail viruses. It is the sole representative of the phylum Uroviricota. These group I viruses have double-stranded DNA genomes ranging from 18,000 to 500,000 base pairs. Each virion has an icosahedral head containing its genome, connected by a protein to a flexible tail. Their shared structure and potentially homologous genes suggest a common origin.
- Taxonomic rank
- Class of viruses
- Genome type
- Double-stranded DNA
- Virion structure
- Icosahedral head and flexible tail
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Caudoviricetes (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q92196527
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Dr. Victor Padilla-Sanchez, PhD. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsDr. Victor Padilla-Sanchez, PhD, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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