Ampullaviridae

Bottigliavirus
Ampullavirus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Family: Ampullaviridae
Genus: Bottigliavirus
Species
  • Bottigliavirus ABV
  • Bottigliavirus ABV2
  • Bottigliavirus ABV3
Synonyms

Bottigliavirus [1]

  • Bottigliavirus ICTV 2022
  • Ampullavirus ICTV 2008

Bottigliavirus ABV[2]

  • Bottigliavirus ABV ICTV 2022
  • Acidianus bottle-shaped virus ICTV 2008

Bottigliavirus is the only genus in the family Ampullaviridae and contains 3 species.[3][4] Ampullaviridae infect archaea of the genus Acidianus.[5] The name of the family and genus is derived from the Latin word for bottle, ampulla, due to the virions having the shape of a bottle. The family was first described during an investigation of the microbial flora of hot springs in Italy.

  1. ^ "ICTV Taxonomy history: Bottigliavirus". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ "ICTV Taxonomy history: Bottigliavirus ABV". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2022 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ^ Prangishvili, D; Krupovic, M; ICTV Report Consortium (8 February 2018). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Ampullaviridae". The Journal of General Virology. 99 (3): 288–289. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001023. PMC 5882107. PMID 29458532.
  5. ^ Häring, M; Rachel, R; Peng, X; Garrett, R. A.; Prangishvili, D (2005). "Viral diversity in hot springs of Pozzuoli, Italy, and characterization of a unique archaeal virus, Acidianus bottle-shaped virus, from a new family, the Ampullaviridae". Journal of Virology. 79 (15): 9904–11. doi:10.1128/JVI.79.15.9904-9911.2005. PMC 1181580. PMID 16014951.