Ophiovirus

Overview


The viral genus Ophiovirus is characterized by an elongated and highly filamentous and flexible nucleocapsid with helical symmetry.

Virus capsid is not enveloped and have a constant diameter of 1500-2500 nm and a width of 3 nm, or 9 nm. They form kinked circles, which can collapse to form linear duplex structures, much like a spring. The entire genome is 1100-1200 nucleotides long.

The best studied species under this genus is the Citrus psorosis virus.