Table 1.

Characteristics of members of the family Chrysoviridae

Typical member	Penicillium chrysogenum virus ATCC 9480 (dsRNA1: AF296439; dsRNA2: AF296440; dsRNA3: AF296441; dsRNA4: AF296442), species Penicillium chrysogenum virus, genus Alphachrysovirus
Virion	Isometric, non-enveloped, about 40 nm in diameter
Genome	A total of 8.9–16.0 kbp of dsRNA in a multipartite genome (3–7 segments, usually 4) with each segment separately encapsidated
Replication	Particles containing both dsRNA and ssRNA can be isolated from infected fungal hosts. Virions accumulate in the cytoplasm
Translation	From positive-sense transcripts of genomic dsRNAs
Host range	Fungi, plants and possibly insects
Taxonomy	Realm Riboviria; the genera Alphachrysovirus and Betachrysovirus each include multiple species