Canadian Medical Guide > Organisms > Viruses > Archaeal Viruses Terms and Definitions
Archaeal Viruses
Medical Definition: | Viruses whose hosts are in the domain ARCHAEA. |
Guide Notes: | coord with specific Archaea /virol |
Previously Indexed: | Archaea/virology (1996-2001) |
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Fuselloviridae - A family of lemon-shaped DNA viruses infecting ARCHAEA and containing one genus: Fusellovirus. |
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Guttaviridae - Family of archaeal viruses with a single genus: Sulfolobus SNDV-like Viruses. |
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Lipothrixviridae - Family of enveloped, lipid-containing filamentous DNA viruses that infect ARCHAEA. |
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Myoviridae - A family of BACTERIOPHAGES and ARCHAEAL VIRUSES which are characterized by complex contractile tails. |
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Rudiviridae - Family of rod-shaped DNA viruses infecting ARCHAEA. They lack viral envelopes or lipids. |
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Siphoviridae - A family of BACTERIOPHAGES and ARCHAEAL VIRUSES which are characterized by long, non-contractile tails. |
Archaeal Viruses Medical Definitions and Terms
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