gammalipothrixvirus gammalipothrixvirus gammalipothrixvirus is a genus of viruses in the family lipothrixviridae. archaea acidianus serve as natural hosts. there is only one species in this genus: acidianus filamentous virus 1. gammalipothrixvirus virus classification (unranked): virus realm: adnaviria kingdom: zilligvirae phylum: taleaviricota class: tokiviricetes order: ligamenvirales family: lipothrixviridae genus: gammalipothrixvirus structure model of the virion of afv-1, gammalipothrixvirus (cross section) viruses in gammalipothrixvirus are enveloped, with rod-shaped geometries. the diameter is around 24 nm, with a length of 900 nm. genomes are linear, around 20kb in length. the genome codes for 40 proteins. genusstructuresymmetrycapsidgenomic arrangementgenomic segmentation gammalipothrixvirusrod-shapedenvelopedlinearmonopartite genome map of afv-1, gammalipothrixvirus life cycle viral replication is cytoplasmic. entry into the host cell is achieved by adsorption into the host cell. dna-templated transcription is the method of transcription. archaea acidianus serve as the natural host. transmission routes are passive diffusion. genushost detailstissue tropismentry detailsrelease detailsreplication siteassembly sitetransmission gammalipothrixvirusarchea: acidianusnoneinjectionbuddingcytoplasmcytoplasmpassive diffusion