Spiraviridae | |
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Virus classification | |
Group: | Group II (ssDNA) |
Family: | Spiraviridae |
Species | |
Spiraviridae is a family of single stranded DNA viruses that infect archeae.
This family was described in 2012.
The species in this family have a positive sense single stranded DNA genome. The viron capsid is non enveloped, hollow and cylindrical. It composed of a coiling fiber which in turn consists of two intertwining halves of a single circular nucleoprotein.
Species in this family infect archaea.
There is one species in this family currently recognised.