Deltasatellite

Genus of viruses

Deltasatellite is a genus of family Tolecusatellitidae containing 12 species.^[1]

Name

The name Deltasatellite is a combination of Delta, often used in molecular biology to indicate a mutation or deletion, and satellitidae, the fact that it is a satellite.^[2]

Taxonomy

The species are ssDNA unless specified ssDNA(+)

References

1. "Virus Taxonomy: 2022 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
2. "Proposal 2016.021a-kP.A.v2.Tolecusatellitidae.pdf PDF" (PDF). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 19 August 2023.