Betalipothrixvirus
Sign in to saveBetalipothrixvirus is a genus of viruses in the family Lipothrixviridae. Archaea serve as natural hosts. The genus contains six species.
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GENUS
- KingdomViruses
- PhylumTaleaviricota
- ClassTokiviricetes
- OrderLigamenvirales
- FamilyLipothrixviridae
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Betalipothrixvirus is a genus of viruses in the family Lipothrixviridae. Archaea serve as natural hosts. The genus contains six species.
All species within the genus have linear double-stranded DNA genomes and some infect hyperthermophilic crenarchaea of the orders Sulfolobales.
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