Alphasatellite

Alphasatellitidae
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Family: Alphasatellitidae

Alphasatellites are a single-stranded DNA family of satellite viruses that depend on the presence of another virus (helper viruses) to replicate their genomes. As such, they have minimal genomes with very low genomic redundancy. The genome is a single circular single strand DNA molecule.[1] The first alphasatellites were described in 1999 and were associated with cotton leaf curl disease and Ageratum yellow vein disease.[2][3] As begomoviruses are being characterised at the molecular level an increasing number of alphasatellites are being described.

These viruses were earlier known as DNA 1 components.[4]

These viruses are generally found in the Old World. A number have been isolated from the New World but their association with their host viruses is still being studied.

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  2. ^ Saunders K, Stanley J (November 1999). "A nanovirus-like DNA component associated with yellow vein disease of Ageratum conyzoides: evidence for interfamilial recombination between plant DNA viruses". Virology. 264 (1): 142–52. doi:10.1006/viro.1999.9948. PMID 10544139.
  3. ^ Mansoor S, Khan SH, Bashir A, et al. (June 1999). "Identification of a novel circular single-stranded DNA associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan". Virology. 259 (1): 190–9. doi:10.1006/viro.1999.9766. PMID 10364503.
  4. ^ Stanley J (February 2004). "Subviral DNAs associated with geminivirus disease complexes". Vet. Microbiol. 98 (2): 121–9. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2003.10.005. PMID 14741124.