Pandoraviridae | |
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Pandoravirus virion | |
Virus classification | |
Group: | Group I (dsDNA)
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Family: | Pandoraviridae
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Genus: |
Pandoraviridae is a proposed family of double-stranded DNA viruses that infect amoebae. There is only one genus in this family: Pandoravirus. Several species in this genus have been described, including Pandoravirus dulcis, Pandoravirus salinus and Pandoravirus yedoma.[1][2]