spiravirus

noun

noun

Etymology From Latin spīra (“coil”) + virus, after the shape of the virion.

Any virus of the family Spiraviridae.

With the exception of anelloviruses, bidnaviruses, spiraviruses, and some inoviruses, the replicative protein of ssDNA viruses is the so-called HUH endonuclease that cuts genomic DNA at a specific site and initiates rolling circle (or rolling hairpin) replication.2021 February 24, Encyclopedia of Virology, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 43:

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