Dicistroviridae
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The Dicistroviridae are a family of insect-infecting viruses, including the following genera:
- Genus Cripavirus; type species: Cricket paralysis virus
- Species list: Aphid lethal paralysis virus; Black queen cell virus; Drosophila C virus; Himetobi P virus; Plautia stali intestine virus; Rhopalosiphum padi virus; Triatoma virus:
New member species: Homalodisca coagulata virus-1, HoCV-1;a 'Leafhopper Virus'; Solenopsis invicta virus-1, SINV-1; a 'Fire Ant Virus': Unclassified Dicistroviridae: Acheta domesticus virus;Acute bee paralysis virus; Honeybee virus-Israel; Kashmir bee virus; Taura syndrome virus:
- Some of the commonly reported insects which are infected by Dicistroviruses include:
Aphids; Leafhoppers; Flies; Bees; Ants; and others:
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==References==
- Hunter, WB, Katsar, CS, Chaparro, JX. 2006. Molecular analysis of capsid protein of Homalodisca coagulata virus-1, a new leafhopper-infecting virus from the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata. Journal of Insect Science 6:31, available online: insectscience.org/6.31.
- Hunicutt, LE, Hunter, WB, Cave RD, Powell, CA, Mozoruk, JJ. 2006. Genome sequence and molecular characterization of Homalodisca coagulata virus-1, a novel virus discovered in the glassy-winged sharpshooter (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Virology 350: 67-78.
- Valles, SM, Strong, CA, Dang, PM, Hunter, WB, Pereira, RM, Oi, DH, Shapiro, AM, Williams, DF. 2004. A picorna-like virus from the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta: initial discovery, genome sequence, and characterization. Virology 328: 151-157.
