Genus: Sirevirus
Family: Pseudoviridae
Genus: Sirevirus
Genus: Hemivirus
Family: Pseudoviridae
Genus: Hemivirus
Genus: Pseudovirus
Family: Pseudoviridae
Genus: Pseudovirus
Distingushing features
The genus Pseudovirus is currently established based upon the length of the tail of the tRNA molecule that is used as a primer to initiate reverse transcription. However, classification only based on this feature is inconsistent with phylogenetic analyses, which reveal the current members of this genus to be polyphyletic. The demarcation criteria for the genus are therefore likely to change in the future.
Family: Pseudoviridae
Family: Pseudoviridae
Carlos Llorens, Beatriz Soriano and Mart Krupovic
The citation for this ICTV Report chapter is the summary published as Llorens et al., (2021):
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Pseduoviridae, Journal of General Virology, 102 (3): 001563
Citation: Metaviridae
Citation: Metaviridae
A summary of this ICTV Report chapter has been published as an ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile article in the Journal of General Virology, and should be cited when referencing this online chapter as follows:
References: Metaviridae
References: Metaviridae
Bergman, C. M., H. Quesneville, D. Anxolabéhère and M. Ashburner (2006). Recurrent insertion and duplication generate networks of transposable element sequences in the Drosophila melanogaster genome. Genome Biol 7: R112. [PubMed]
Further reading: Metaviridae
Further reading: Metaviridae
Boeke, J. D. and J. P. Stoye (1999). Retrotransposons, endogenous retroviruses, and the evolution of retroelements. In Retroviruses, pp. 343-435. Edited by H. Varmus, S. Hughes & J. Coffin. Cold Spring Harbor, New York: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Fauquet, C. M., M. A. Mayo, U. Desselberger and L. A. Ball (2005). Virus Taxonomy, VIIIth Report of the ICTV. London, Elsevier/Academic Press.
Resources: Metaviridae
Resources: Metaviridae
Websites:
Gypsy Database (GyDB): focusing on ortervirales and their evolutionary history: http://gydb.org
Repbase: most commonly used database of repetitive DNA elements: https://www.girinst.org/repbase
Authors: Metaviridae
Authors: Metaviridae
Carlos Llorens*
Biotechvana
Street Agustin Escardino 9 Building 3, Labs 1.17-118
Scientific Park University of Valencia
46980, Paterna, Valencia Spain
E-mail : carlos.llorens@biotechvana.com
Genus: Errantivirus
Family: Metaviridae
Genus: Errantivirus
Distinguishing features
Most errantiviruses carry a third env-like gene and are considered to be true or potential endogenous viruses, although infectivity has been empirically demonstrated only for Drosophila melanogaster Gypsy virus (DmeGypV).