MONOPARTITE
SEGMENTED
MULTIPARTITE
A normal virus which you all know; i.e. single nucleic acid molecule surrounded by a protein capsid. Nucleic acid molecule segmented into parts; all parts surrounded by a single protein capsid. Nucleic acid molecule segmented into parts; each part surrounded by a separate protein capsid.
Infection by a single virus is enough to cause disease. Infection by a single virus is enough to cause disease. Infection by different viral segments may cause different diseases; sometimes, many viral segments should co-infect to cause a disease.
Generally, infect all host range Infect all host range They also infect almost all host range; but generally, infect plants and fungi.
Most double-stranded DNA viruses. This type of genome is found in RNA as well as DNA viruses. dsDNA viruses are not multipartite. ssDNA and RNA (ds and ss) can be multipartite.
Found in viral classes: Found in viral classes: Orthomyxoviridae, Arenaviridae, Birnaviridae, Cystoviridae, Reoviridae. Found in viral classes: Bromoviridae, Picornaviridae, Chryosoviridae. Partiviridae, Closteroviridae.
Specific examples: Mycovirus, Bovine polyomavirus etc. Specific examples: TMV, cowpea mosaic virus, brome mosaic virus etc. Specific examples: Picornavirus etc.