ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Baculoviridae

• Published in: Journal of general virology Vol. 99; no. 9; pp. 1185 - 1186
• Main Authors: Harrison, Robert L, Herniou, Elisabeth A, Jehle, Johannes A, Theilmann, David A, Burand, John P, Becnel, James J, Krell, Peter J, van Oers, Monique M, Mowery, Joseph D, Bauchan, Gary R, Ictv Report Consortium
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Microbiology Society 01-09-2018
• Subjects: Animals; Baculoviridae; Baculoviridae - classification; Baculoviridae - genetics; Biodiversity; Genetics; Genome, Viral; ICTV Report; Insecta - virology; Life Sciences; Microbiology and Parasitology; Phylogeny; Populations and Evolution; Systematics, Phylogenetics and taxonomy; Taxonomy; Viral Proteins; Virology; Virus Replication; Baculoviridae; Taxonomy; ICTV Report
• ISSN: 0022-1317; 1465-2099
• DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001107

The family Baculoviridae comprises large viruses with circular dsDNA genomes ranging from 80 to 180 kbp. The virions consist of enveloped, rod-shaped nucleocapsids and are embedded in distinctive occlusion bodies measuring 0.15-5 µm. The occlusion bodies consist of a matrix composed of a single viral protein expressed at high levels during infection. Members of this family infect exclusively larvae of the insect orders Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Diptera. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the taxonomy of the Baculoviridae, which is available at www.ictv.global/report/baculoviridae.