Table 1. List of nine selected viruses present in the mock-virome together with their classification, host species and physical characteristics.
| Virus/phage strain | Virus family | Host | Baltimore classification | Shape | Genome composition | Genome size (kb) | Virion size (nm) | Enveloped? | Bouyant Density in CsCl (g cm−2) | Number of viral genome copies/mL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porcine circovirus 2 (10-10) | Circoviridae | Pigs | Group II: ssDNA | Spherical | Circular | 1.8 | ≈17 | NO | 1.37 | 1.62 × 109 |
| Feline panleukopenia virus | Parvoviridae | Cats | Group II: ssDNA | Spherical | Linear | 5 | ≈20 | NO | 1.40 | 2.09 × 1010 |
| Polyomavirus (BKV) | Polyomaviridae | Humans | Group I: dsDNA | Spherical | Circular | 5 | ≈50 | NO | 1.34 | 1.34 × 109 |
| Pepino Mosaic virus (CH2) | Alphaflexiviridae | Tomato plant | Group IV: ssRNA (+) | Rod | Linear | 6 | ≈470-800 × 12–13 | NO | 1.31 | 1.34 × 109 |
| Rotavirus A (WC3) | Reoviridae | Cows | Group III: dsRNA | Spherical | Segmented | 19 | ≈100 | NO | 1.36–1.39 | 8.57 × 108 |
| Feline infectious peritonitis virus (serotype 1683) | Coronaviridae | Cats | Group IV: ssRNA (+) | Spherical | Linear | 30 | ≈100 | YES | 1.23–1.24 | 8.76 × 108 |
| Bovine herpesvirus 1 (Cooper strain) | Herpesvirus | Cattle | Group I: dsDNA | Spherical | Linear | 135 | ≈200 | YES | 1.23 | 4.16 × 107 |
| LIMEstone (vB_DsoM_LIMEstone1) | Myoviridae | Bacterium Dickeya solani (potato pathogen) | Group I: dsDNA | Head-tail structure | Linear | 152 | ≈91 (head), 114 × 17 (tail) | NO | 1.50 | 1.69 × 108 |
| Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus | Mimiviridae | Acanthamoeba polyphaga (Amoeba) | Group I: dsDNA | Spherical | Linear | 1181 | ≈500-700 | YES (Internal) | 1.36 | 1.47 × 108 |