Ascovirus
Virus classification
Group:	Group I (dsDNA)
Family:	Ascoviridae

Ascovirus is a family of virions consisting of an envelope, a core, and an internal lipid membrane associated with the inner particle. The virus capsid is enveloped and measures 130 nm in diameter, and 200-240 nm in length. Virions are bacilliform, ovoid, and allantoid.

The genome is not segmented and contains a single molecule of circular double-stranded DNA. The genome has a guanine + cytosine content of 42-60%.

Ascovirus infects primarily invertebrates.^[1]

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