Table 1. Summary of the viruses and conjugative plasmids of the Sulfolobales.
Archaeal viral genomes are available at the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/genomes/archaealvirus.html).
| Virus/plasmid type | Name | Genome | Size | Accession numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudiviridae | SIRV1, SIRV2, ARV1, SRV1, SMR1 | Linear | 27–35 kb | AJ414696, AJ344259, AJ875026, FM164764, JX944686 |
| Lipothrixviridae | SIFV, AFV1, AFV2, AFV3, AFV6, AFV7, AFV8, AFV9 | Linear | 20–41 kb | AF440571, AJ567472, AJ854042, AM087120, AM087121, AM087122, AM087123, EU545650 |
| Fuselloviridae | ASV1, SSV1, SSV2, SSV4, SSV5, SSV6, SSV7, SSV-K1, SSVRH, SMF1 | Circular | 15–21 kb | FJ870917, X07234, AY370762, EU030938, EU030939, FJ870915, FJ870916, AY423772, AY388628, KC618393 |
| Ampullaviridae | ABV | Linear | 23814 bp | EF432053 |
| Turreted icosahedral | STIV, STIV2 | Circular | 16–18 kb | AY569307, GU080336 |
| Bicaudaviridae | ATV | Circular | 62730 bp | AJ888457 |
| Monocaudaviruses | STSV1, STSV2, SMV1 | Circular | 65–76 kb | AJ783769, JQ287645, HG322870 |
| Guttaviridae | SNDV | Circular | ~20000 bp | Unsequenced [47] |
| Conjugative plasmids | pNOB8, pING1, pKEF9, pHVE14, pARN3, pARN4, pSOG1, pSOG2, pAH1, pMGB1 | Circular | 25–41 kb | AJ010405, AF233440, AJ748321, AJ748324, AJ748322, AJ748323, DQ335583, DQ335584, EU881703, HG008922 |