%0 Journal Article %A Harrison, Robert L. %A Herniou, Elisabeth A. %A Jehle, Johannes A. %A Theilmann, David A. %A Burand, John P. %A Becnel, James J. %A Krell, Peter J. %A van Oers, Monique M. %A Mowery, Joseph D. %A Bauchan, Gary R. %A ICTV Report Consortium %T ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Baculoviridae %D 2018 %J Journal of General Virology, %V 99 %N 9 %P 1185-1186 %@ 1465-2099 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001107 %K Taxonomy %K ICTV Report %K Baculoviridae %I Microbiology Society, %X The family Baculoviridae comprises large viruses with circular dsDNA genomes ranging from 80 to 180 kbp. The virions consist of enveloped, rod-shaped nucleocapsids and are embedded in distinctive occlusion bodies measuring 0.15–5 µm. The occlusion bodies consist of a matrix composed of a single viral protein expressed at high levels during infection. Members of this family infect exclusively larvae of the insect orders Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Diptera. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the taxonomy of the Baculoviridae, which is available at www.ictv.global/report/baculoviridae. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/jgv.0.001107