Pandoravirus
Pandoravirus is a genus of giant virus, first discovered in 2013. It is the second largest in physical size of any known viral genus, behind only Pithovirus. Pandoraviruses have double stranded DNA genomes, with the largest genome size (2.5 million base pairs) of any known viral genus.
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| Group: | Group I (dsDNA) |
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| Genus: | Pandoravirus |
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