spiravirus

English

Etymology

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

Noun

spiravirus (plural spiraviruses)

1. Any virus of the family Spiraviridae.
   • 2021 February 24, Encyclopedia of Virology, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 43:

     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.