Drosophila X virus

Monotypic genus Entomobirnavirus comprises only one species of virus of the family Birnaviridae, the Drosophila X virus ( DXV ).

The non-enveloped virions of the RII are 60 nm in size in diameter and show an icosahedral symmetry with a Triangulationszahl of T = 13 The genome is divided into two segments of a double-stranded RNA: A segment has a size of 3360 bp, 3243 bp of the B segment. The RII infects the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. It has in connection with the exploration of the innate immune system in insects is very important.

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