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00.011.0.84.011. Sandfly
fever Sicilian virus
Cite this publication as: ICTVdB
Management (2006). 00.011.0.84.011. Sandfly fever Sicilian virus. In: ICTVdB
- The Universal Virus Database, version 4. Büchen-Osmond, C. (Ed),
Columbia University, New York, USA
Cite this site as: ICTVdB - The
Universal Virus Database, version 4.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTVdb/ICTVdB/
Biocontainment Level
Distribution of this virus
falls under quarantine restrictions. It is recommended to handle this virus at
the biocontainment level BSL-2.
This is a description of a
vertebrate virus at the species level.
ICTVdB Virus Code: 00.011.0.84.011. Virus accession number:
11841111. Obsolete virus code: 11.0.4.1.U.01; superceded accession number:
11041u01.
NCBI Taxon Identifier NCBI Taxonomy ID:
28292.
Name, Synonyms and Lineage
The taxon has the
accepted ICTV name.
Alternative name: reference strain Sabin. ICTV approved acronym: SFSV. Virus
is an ICTV approved species of the genus
00.011.0.04.
Phlebovirus; of the family
00.011.
Bunyaviridae; not assigned to an order.
Symptoms in the host are
well established and the causative agent is determined.
Distinct viral structures are visible in thin sections of infected tissue.
Particles contain nucleic acid which is
encapsidated.
Virions consist of an envelope and a nucleocapsid. During
their life cycle, virions have an extracellular phase; occur in one phenotype
only and are encapsidated during extracellular phase. Virus may
be sequestered within inclusion bodies that are not occluded and
typically contain one nucleocapsid. Virus capsid is enveloped by a
single layer envelope. Virions are spherical to pleomorphic. Have no
protrusions. Virions measure (80-)100(-120) nm in
diameter. The envelope surrounds three nucleocapsids; has surface projections.
Surface projections are distinctive spikes
covering evenly the surface which are embedded in a lipid bilayer
that is 5 nm thick. Surface projections are 5-10 nm long. Host
ribosomes are not seen inside the envelope. A regular capsid structure is
present. Capsid/nucleocapsid is elongated with helical
symmetry. The ribonucleocapsid is filamentous with a length of
200-3000 nm (depending on arrangement) and a width of 2-2.5 nm. The
nucleocapsid is not segmented. Nucleocapsids are circular.
Virion populations are comprised of particles of uniform size
and only one species is recovered in preparations.
The Mr
of the genome constitutes 1-2% of the virion by weight. The genome is
monomeric; segmented and consists of three segments of circular,
negative-sense and ambisense, single-stranded
RNA; that forms a non-covalently closed circle. Minor species of
non-genomic nucleic acid are not found in virions. The complete genome is
11400-14700 nucleotides long. Sequence can be accessed from EBI-EMBL, or
GenBank. The RNA-L is fully sequenced, complete sequence is 6606
nucleotides long. Sequence has the accession number
[X56464]. RNA-M is fully sequenced, complete sequence is
3884 nucleotides long and has the accession number
[M11157]. RNA-S is fully sequenced, complete sequence is
1747 nucleotides long and has the accession number
[J04418]. The genome has terminally redundant sequences. The terminally
redundant sequences have reiterated terminal sequences. The genome sequence is
repeated at both ends. Terminal nucleotides are base-paired, forming
non-covalently closed, circular RNAs. Nucleotide sequences at the
3'-terminus are complementary to the 5' end and form a panhandle. The
5'-terminal sequence has conserved regions and repeats complementary to the
3'-terminus; terminal repeats at the 5'-end are 8 nucleotides long; at
the 5'-end ACACAAAG... The 5'-terminus has no poly (C) tract. The
3'-terminus has conserved nucleotide sequences; of 8 nucleotides in length;
at the 3' end UGUGUUUC... The multipartite genome is found in one type of
particle only. Each virion contains a single copy of the genome.
GenBank records for
nucleotide sequences;
complete genome sequences.
Proteins
constitute about over 50% of the particle weight.
The viral genome encodes structural proteins and non-structural proteins.
Lipids are
present and located in the envelope. Virions are composed of
20-30% lipids by weight. The composition of viral lipids is known. The
composition of viral lipids and host cell membranes are similar. The lipids are
of host origin and are derived from plasma membranes. Viral
membranes include phospholipids, sterols, fatty acids, and glycolipids. Lipids
are not essential for infectivity.
Polyamines
Polyamines associated with the virion are not
present.
Coding Strategy of Segment 1: Sequence has no
gene blocks.
Translation: Replication does not
involve a reverse transcription step.
Virions are not dependent on a helper virus for replication.
Release: The outer envelope acquired
by budding. The outer envelope lipids are derived from cellular Golgi membranes,
or cell surface membranes (occasionally).
The virus is immunogenic.
Natural Host
Virus infects during its life cycle arthropod and vertebrate hosts. Domain
Viral hosts belong to the Domain Eucarya.
Domain Eucarya
Kingdom Animalia.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata.
Phylum Vertebrata
Subphylum Vertebrata.
Class Mammalia.
Severity and Occurrence of
Disease
Host: Infection is apparent.
Virus is transmitted by a vector.
The
following generic references are cited in the most recent ICTV Report.
PubMed References.
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