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Abstract

The family includes viruses with circular dsDNA genomes of 100–200 kbp characterized by oblong enveloped virions of 200–400 nm in length. Ascoviruses mainly infect lepidopteran larvae and are mechanically transmitted by parasitoid wasps in which they may also replicate. Most known members belong to the genus , except one virus, that of the genus , which replicates in both its lepidopteran and parasitoid vector hosts. Ascoviruses cause high mortality among economically important insect pests, thereby controlling insect populations. This is a summary of the current International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the taxonomy of the , which is available at www.ictv.global/report/ascoviridae.

Keyword(s): Ascoviridae , ICTV report and taxonomy
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2024-03-19
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