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2017 ; 98
(1
): 4-5
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Asgari S
; Bideshi DK
; Bigot Y
; Federici BA
; Cheng XW
; Ictv Report Consortium
J Gen Virol
2017[Jan]; 98
(1
): 4-5
PMID28218573
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The family Ascoviridae includes viruses with circular dsDNA genomes of 100-200
kbp characterized by oblong enveloped virions of 200-400 nm in length.
Ascoviruses mainly infect lepidopteran larvae and are mechanically transmitted by
parasitoid wasps in which they may also replicate. Most known members belong to
the genus Ascovirus, except one virus, that of the genus Toursvirus, which
replicates in both its lepidopteran and parasitoid vector hosts. Ascoviruses
cause high mortality among economically important insect pests, thereby
controlling insect populations. This is a summary of the current International
Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the taxonomy of the
Ascoviridae, which is available at www.ictv.global/report/ascoviridae.