title: Glossinavirus
text: # Glossinavirus
  
  Glossinavirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Hytrosaviridae. Glossina sp serve as natural hosts. There is only one species in this genus: Glossina hytrosavirus. Diseases associated with this genus include: partial sterility due to ovarian abnormalities or to testicular degeneration; can be asymptomatic in laboratory colonies.
  
  ## Structure
  
  Viruses in the genus Glossinavirus are enveloped, with rod-shaped geometries. The diameter is around 50 nm. Genomes are circular, around 190kb in length. The genome has 160 open reading frames.
  
  | Genus | Structure | Symmetry | Capsid | Genomic arrangement | Genomic segmentation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Glossinavirus | Rod-shaped | | Enveloped | Circular | Monopartite |
  
  ## Life cycle
  
  Viral replication is nuclear. DNA-templated transcription is the method of transcription. Glossina species serve as the natural host. Transmission routes are parental.
  
  | Genus | Host details | Tissue tropism | Entry details | Release details | Replication site | Assembly site | Transmission |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Glossinavirus | Insects: tsetse flies | Epithelium: secretory salivary glands; ovarioles; gonads | Horizontal; vertical | Horizontal; vertical | Nucleus | Nucleus | Horizontal; vertical |
  