ICTV Report

Family: Adintoviridae (Interim Report)

 

This is a summary page created by the ICTV Report Editors using information from associated Taxonomic Proposals and the Master Species List.

Edited by: Arvind Varsani
Posted: November 2024

Summary

The family Adintoviridae includes dsDNA viruses of invertebrates and vertebrates (Table 1 Adintoviridae). The family Adintoviridae was established in 2021 (Master Species List #36).

Table 1 Adintoviridae. Characteristics of members of the family Adintoviridae.

CharacteristicDescription
ExampleMayetiola barley midge adintovirus (BK011003), species Alphadintovirus mayetiola, genus Alphadintovirus
VirionUnknown
GenomedsDNA, 1 linear segment of 12.5–12.8 kb (Figure 1 Adintoviridae)
ReplicationUnknown
TranslationUnknown
Host rangeInvertebrates, vertebrates
TaxonomyRealm Varidnaviria, kingdom Bamfordvirae, phylum Preplasmiviricota, class Polintoviricetes, order Orthopolintovirales: 2 genera, 2 species (Figure 2 Adintoviridae)
Adintoviridae genome
Figure 1 Adintoviridae. Genome organisation of Mayetiola barley midge adintovirus, a member of the family Adintoviridae. Boxes indicate open reading frames as annotated on GenBank accession BK011003.
Adintoviridae taxonomy
Figure 2 Adintoviridae. Relationships of the taxa connected to the family Adintoviridae.

Derivation of names

Adintoviridae: from the similarity of members of the family to adenoviruses, the presence of an active, virus-encoded integrase gene and the addition of the vowel o; the suffix -viridae for family taxa