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Pithovirus
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Pithovirus, first described in a 2014 paper, is a genus of giant virus known from two species, Pithovirus sibericum, which infects amoebas[1][2] and Pithovirus massiliensis.[3] It is a DNA based virus and is a member of the nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses clade. The 2014 discovery was made when a viable specimen was found in a 30,000-year-old ice core harvested from permafrost in Siberia, Russia.
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Virus classification | |
Group: | Group I (dsDNA) |
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Family: | Pithoviridae |
Genus: | Pithovirus |
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