ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Metaviridae

J Gen Virol. 2020 Nov;101(11):1131-1132. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.001509.

Abstract

Metaviridae is a family of retrotransposons and reverse-transcribing viruses with long terminal repeats belonging to the order Ortervirales. Members of the genera Errantivirus and Metavirus include, respectively, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ty3 virus and its Gypsy-like relatives in drosophilids. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the family Metaviridae, which is available at ictv.global/report/metaviridae.

Keywords: ICTV; Metaviridae; retrotransposon; taxononmy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drosophila / virology
  • Fungal Viruses / classification*
  • Fungal Viruses / genetics
  • Fungal Viruses / physiology
  • Genes, Viral
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Insect Viruses / classification*
  • Insect Viruses / genetics
  • Insect Viruses / physiology
  • RNA Viruses / classification*
  • RNA Viruses / genetics
  • RNA Viruses / physiology
  • Retroelements*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / virology
  • Virion / ultrastructure
  • Virus Replication

Substances

  • Retroelements