Semotivirus

Semotivirus is the only genus of viruses in the family Belpaoviridae (formerly included in the family Metaviridae).[1] Species exist as retrotransposons in a eukaryotic host's genome. BEL/pao transposons are only found in animals.

Semotivirus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Pararnavirae
Phylum: Artverviricota
Class: Revtraviricetes
Order: Ortervirales
Family: Belpaoviridae
Genus: Semotivirus
Species

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Species
Full-length genome architectures of representative semotiviruses.

The genus contains the following species:[2]

  • Anopheles gambiae Moose virus
  • Antheraea semotivirus Tamy
  • Ascaris lumbricoides Tas virus
  • Bombyx mori Pao virus
  • Caenorhabditis elegans Cer13 virus
  • Drosophila melanogaster Bel virus
  • Drosophila melanogaster Roo virus
  • Drosophila semotivirus Max
  • Drosophila simulans Ninja virus
  • Schistosoma semotivirus Sinbad
  • Takifugu rubripes Suzu virus

References
  1. Krupovic, M; Blomberg, J; Coffin, JM; Dasgupta, I; Fan, H; Geering, AD; Gifford, R; Harrach, B; Hull, R; Johnson, W; Kreuze, JF; Lindemann, D; Llorens, C; Lockhart, B; Mayer, J; Muller, E; Olszewski, N; Pappu, HR; Pooggin, M; Richert-Pöggeler, KR; Sabanadzovic, S; Sanfaçon, H; Schoelz, JE; Seal, S; Stavolone, L; Stoye, JP; Teycheney, PY; Tristem, M; Koonin, EV; Kuhn, JH (4 April 2018). "Ortervirales: A new viral order unifying five families of reverse-transcribing viruses". Journal of Virology. 92 (12). doi:10.1128/JVI.00515-18. PMC 5974489. PMID 29618642.
  2. "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  • Frame IG, Cutfield JF, Poulter RTM (2001) New BEL-like LTR-retrotransposons in Fugu rubripes, Caenorhabditis elegans, and Drosophila melanogaster. Gene 263(1–2):219–230


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