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Marseillevirus

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Marseillevirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Marseilleviridae. There are two species in this genus. It is the prototype of a family of nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV) of eukaryotes (commonly known as Giant Viruses). It was isolated from amoeba.

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  1. KingdomViruses
  2. PhylumNucleocytoviricota
  3. ClassMegaviricetes
  4. OrderPimascovirales
  5. FamilyMarseilleviridae

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Marseillevirus
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Marseillevirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Marseilleviridae. There are two species in this genus. It is the prototype of a family of nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV) of eukaryotes (commonly known as Giant Viruses). It was isolated from amoeba.

==Taxonomy== The genus contains the following species: Marseillevirus marseillevirus Senegalvirus marseillevirus

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