The coltivirus genome consists of 12 segments of dsRNA. During replication, virions are found in the cell cytoplasm, associated with granular matrices (viral inclusion bodies: VIB), arrays of filaments or tubules, and fine kinky threads. Immunofluorescent staining reveals nucleolar fluorescence. Viruses are transmitted to vertebrate hosts by tick vectors.
Aquareoviruses physically resemble orthoreoviruses but possess 11 dsRNA genome segments. They infect a variety of aquatic animals, including finfish and crustaceans. Aquareoviruses replicate in cell cultures of piscine and mammalian origin, at temperatures from 15 and 28 °C. Large syncytia are produced as a typical cytopathic effect of infection by a majority of aquareoviruses.
Jelle Matthijnssens, Houssam Attoui, Krisztián Bányai, Corina P. D. Brussaard, Pranav Danthi, Mariana del Vas, Terence S. Dermody, Roy Duncan, Qín Fāng (方勤), Reimar Johne, Peter P. C. Mertens, Fauziah Mohd Jaafar, John Patton, Takahide Sasaya (笹谷孝英), Nobuhiro Suzuki (鈴木信弘) and Taiyun Wei (魏太云)
The citation for this ICTV Report chapter is the summary published as Matthijnssens et al., (2022) ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Spinareoviridae, Journal of General Virology (2022) 103:001781.
The citations for this ICTV Report chapter are the ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile articles in the Journal of General Virology, and should be cited when referencing this online chapter as follows:
Jelle Matthijnssens*
Reoviridae Study Group Chair
KU Leuven, University of Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation
Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Viral Metagenomics
Herestraat 49
3000 Leuven
Belgium
Email: [email protected]
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:
