Table 2. Basic characters for single-stranded DNA diatom viruses ever isolated.
| Virus | Host | Particle size (nm) | Particle assemblage site and aggregation patterns | Rod shape particles | Major proteins (kDa) | Latent period | Burst size (infectious units per cell) | Genome structure | Genome length (nt) | Complementary fragments (nt) | Data | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CdebDNAV | Chaetoceros debilis | 32 | nucleus, random | nd | 37.5, 41 | 12–24 | 55 | nd | ca. 7 kb, not fully sequenced | nd | AB504376 | 10 |
| ClorDNAV | Chaetoceros lorenzianus | 34 | nucleus, random, ring formation | Yes | 225 | <48 | 2.2 × 104 | covalently closed circular | 5,813 | 979 | AB553581 | 11 |
| CsalDNAV | Chaetoceros salsugineum | 38 | nucleus, random | nd | 43.5, 46 | 12–24 | 325 | covalently closed circular | 6,000 | 997 | AB193315 | 12 |
| CsetDNAV | Chaetoceros setoensis | 33 | nucleus, random | Yes | 33, 39 | 48 | 2.0 × 104 | covalently closed circular | 5,836 | 67, 70, 72, 76, 90, 107, 109, 145 | AB781089 | This study |
| CtenDNAV | Chaetoceros tenuissimus | 37 | nucleus, random | Yes | 38.5 | 96 | 320 | covalently closed circular | 5,639 | 875 | AB597949 | 14 |
| Csp05DNAV | Chaetoceros sp. strain TG07-C28 | 33 | nucleus, random | Yes | 40, 75 | <24 | nd | covalently closed circular | 5,785* | 890* | AB647334 | 13 |
| TnitDNAV | Thalassiosira nitzschioides | 35 | nucleus, para-crystalline array | nd | nd | nd | nd | covalently closed circular | 5,573* | ca. 600, not sequenced | AB781284 | 8 |
nd; not determined.
*unpublished data.