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April 1, 2026Journal of General Virology3 citationsOpen Access

ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Anelloviridae 2026

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SKSimona KrabergerTOTanja OpriessnigFMFabrizio Maggi

Key Points

  • This report summarizes the classification and characteristics of the Anelloviridae family of viruses.
  • Describes viral structural features, including genome type and viral morphology.
  • Compiles data from various host organisms including birds and mammals.
  • Anelloviridae are non-enveloped icosahedral viruses with ssDNA genomes.
  • Gyrovirus members show some association with pathogenicity, unlike other anelloviruses.

Abstract

The family Anelloviridae includes viruses with circular, negative-sense, ssDNA genomes of 1.7-3.9 kb. Anelloviruses form non-enveloped icosahedral virions constructed of the ORF1 protein, which adopts the single jelly-roll structural fold. Anelloviruses have been isolated from a broad range of birds and mammals, including humans, but are not associated with pathogenicity, except for members of the genus Gyrovirus. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the family Anelloviridae, which is available at www.ictv.global/report/anelloviridae.

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Kraberger et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ccb71716edfba7beb88ef3https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.002222
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