Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new virus which specifically infects algae in Cryptophyte, Teleaulax and proliferates. SOLUTION: This virus having the following forms and biological properties infects algae in Cryptophyte, Teleaulax and proliferates to control or inhibit the proliferation of the algae. (Form) total length: 0.01 to 0.4 μm; shape of the virus: spherical; particle size: 130 to 260 nm; the structure of a tail portion, and the structure of an outer membrane are absent; shape of capsid: regular icosahedron; genome: double-strand DNA. (Biological properties) the virus does not exhibit infectivity or alga solubility to the algae of Bacillariophyceae, Eustigmatophyceae, Dinophyceae and Raphidophyceae classes. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT