Notes on Genus: Sclerodarnavirus
no virions
Type member: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum debilitation-associated virus
Contents
General Description
This is a mycovirus genus in the family
Alphaflexiviridae. The type (and only) member is a capsid-less virus but phylogenetic analysis of the replication protein places it within the family. The name is derived from the type (and only) member,
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
debilitation-
associated
RNA virus.
Morphology
No virions have been identified.
Genome
Monopartite, linear, polyadenylated ssRNA of about 5.5 kb.
Genus Genomic Organization
There is a single ORF encoding a large (193 kDa) replication protein.
Type Member Genomic Organization
The genome encodes a single 193 kDa replication protein.