Dicistroviridae
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The Dicistroviridae are a family of Group IV (positive-sense ssRNA) insect-infecting viruses. Some of the insects commonly infected by dicistroviruses include aphids, leafhoppers, flies, bees, ants, silkworms. Many dicistroviruses were initially placed in the Picornaviridae.
[edit] Notable species
- Aphid lethal paralysis virus
- Black queen cell virus – a Western honey bee virus
- Bombyx mori infectious flacherie virus (BmIFV) – a silkworm virus
- Cricket paralysis virus
- Drosophila C virus
- Himetobi P virus
- Plautia stali intestine virus
- Rhopalosiphum padi virus
- Triatoma virus
- Homalodisca coagulata virus 1 (HoCV-1) – a sharpshooter virus
- Solenopsis invicta virus 1 (SINV-1) – a Red imported fire ant virus
[edit] Dicistroviridae incertae sedis
These have not been assigned to a genus yet.
- Acheta domesticus virus
- Acute bee paralysis virus – a Western honey bee virus
- Israel acute paralysis virus – a Western honey bee virus, possibly in part responsible for the recent honey bee colony deaths, Colony Collapse Disorder
- Kashmir bee virus – a Western honey bee virus
- Taura syndrome virus – shrimp virus, particularly in Whiteleg shrimp
[edit] References
- Hunter, WB, Katsar, CS, Chaparro, JX. 2006. Molecular analysis of capsid protein of Homalodisca coagulata virus-1, a new leafhopper-infecting virus from the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata. Journal of Insect Science 6:31
- Hunicutt, LE, Hunter, WB, Cave RD, Powell, CA, Mozoruk, JJ. 2006. Genome sequence and molecular characterization of Homalodisca coagulata virus-1, a novel virus discovered in the glassy-winged sharpshooter (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Virology 350: 67-78
- Valles, SM, Strong, CA, Dang, PM, Hunter, WB, Pereira, RM, Oi, DH, Shapiro, AM, Williams, DF. 2004. A picorna-like virus from the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta: initial discovery, genome sequence, and characterization. Virology 328: 151-157
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