Betabaculovirus (genus - entomopathogens)

Baculoviridae • entomopathogenic viruses • Diseases of pests • Beneficials/natural enemies

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occlusion bodies of the Spodoptera frugiperda granulovirus (click on image to enlarge it)
Author: ICTV and J.R. Adams
Source: ICTV Reports

Betabaculovirus (entomopathogens)

The genus of baculoviruses contains insect viruses similar to the Cydia pomonella granulovirus (Betabaculovirus cypomonellae). They have oval to spindle-shaped protein crystals surrounding single virus particles. This genus was previously named Granulovirus.

Type species: Betabaculovirus cypomonellae.

Synonyms:
Granulovirus

Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:

• Betabaculovirus adoranae (entomopathogen)
• Betabaculovirus agsegetum (entomopathogen)
• Betabaculovirus altermyunipunctae (entomopathogen)
• Betabaculovirus cryleucotretae (entomopathogen)
• Betabaculovirus cypomonellae (entomopathogen)
• Betabaculovirus epaporemae (entomopathogen)
• Betabaculovirus helarmigerae (entomopathogen)
• Betabaculovirus lacoleraceae (entomopathogen)
• Betabaculovirus myunipunctae (entomopathogen)
• Betabaculovirus phoperculellae (entomopathogen)
• Betabaculovirus plinterpunctellae (entomopathogen)
• Betabaculovirus pluxylostellae (entomopathogen)
• Betabaculovirus spofrugiperdae (entomopathogen)
• Betabaculovirus trini (entomopathogen)
• Betabaculovirus xecnigri (entomopathogen)
• Pieris brassicae granulovirus (entomopathogen)
• Pieris rapae GV (entomopathogen)