Diversity of small, single-stranded DNA viruses of invertebrates and their chaotic evolutionary past.
A wide spectrum of invertebrates is susceptible to various single-stranded DNA viruses. Their relative simplicity of replication and dependence on actively dividing cells makes them highly pathogenic for many invertebrates (Hexapoda, Decapoda, etc.). We present their taxonomical classification and describe the evolutionary relationships between various groups of invertebrate-infecting viruses, their high degree of recombination, and their relationship to viruses infecting mammals or other vertebrates. They share characteristics of the viruses within the various families, including structure of the virus particle, genome properties, and gene expression strategy.
Laboratoire de Virologie (Bldg 18), Institut National de Recherche Scientifique-Institut Armand-Frappier, 531 Boul. des Prairies, Laval, QC, H7V 1B7, Canada.
Peter
P
Tijssen
Laboratoire de Virologie (Bldg 18), Institut National de Recherche Scientifique-Institut Armand-Frappier, 531 Boul. des Prairies, Laval, QC, H7V 1B7, Canada.
Judit J
JJ
Pénzes
Laboratoire de Virologie (Bldg 18), Institut National de Recherche Scientifique-Institut Armand-Frappier, 531 Boul. des Prairies, Laval, QC, H7V 1B7, Canada.
Qian
Q
Yu
Laboratoire de Virologie (Bldg 18), Institut National de Recherche Scientifique-Institut Armand-Frappier, 531 Boul. des Prairies, Laval, QC, H7V 1B7, Canada.
Hanh T
HT
Pham
Laboratoire de Virologie (Bldg 18), Institut National de Recherche Scientifique-Institut Armand-Frappier, 531 Boul. des Prairies, Laval, QC, H7V 1B7, Canada; Laboratoire de Pathologie Comparée, Faculté des Sciences, Université Montpellier, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France.
Max
M
Bergoin
D000818:Animals; D004267:DNA Viruses / Q000235:genetics*; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D007448:Invertebrates / Q000821:virology*
D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded
Bidensovirus; Circular Rep-encoding ssDNA (CRESS-DNA) viruses; Densovirus; Parvoviruses; Recombination and tropism; Replication; Review; Taxonomy; Viral chimerism; Viral evolution