Alphabaculovirus

Alphabaculovirus
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(unranked): Virus
Class: Naldaviricetes
Order: Lefavirales
Family: Baculoviridae
Genus: Alphabaculovirus
Occlusion bodies of baculoviruses in the genus Alphabaculovirus. Transmission electron micrographs of Trichoplusia ni single nucleopolyhedrovirus occlusion bodies containing occlusion-derived virus consisting of multiple and single nucleocapsids per envelope. Scale bar: 0.5 μm.

Alphabaculovirus is a genus of viruses in the family Baculoviridae.[1] The natural hosts of species in this family are invertebrates, among them winged insects (Lepidopterans, Hymenopterans, Dipterans), and decapods. However, species in this genus have been isolated only from the insect order Lepidoptera.[2] There are 56 species in the genus.[3][4][5]

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  2. ^ "Genus: Alphabaculovirus | ICTV". ictv.global.
  3. ^ "ICTV Report". ICTV Report Baculoviridae.
  4. ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.