| Virion |
Enveloped virions (~85 nm) with two concentric, icosahedrally symmetric protein layers: the nucleocapsid surface shell (T=13) and the polymerase complex core (T=1). Spikes protrude from the virion surface |
| Genome |
Three segments of linear, double-stranded RNA, totaling 13.4 kbp, encoding 13 genes |
| Replication |
Single-stranded genomic precursor molecules are packaged into the viral polymerase complex. The packaged RNA molecules are replicated and transcribed within the particle |
| Translation |
Viral proteins are translated from polycistronic messenger RNA molecules |
| Host range |
Gram-negative bacteria, mostly Pseudomonas species |
| Taxonomy |
One genus (Cystovirus) and one species (Pseudomonas virus phi6) |
