Giant virus

"Girus" redirects here. Not to be confused with Gyrus.

A giant virus, sometimes referred to as a girus, is a very large virus, some of which are larger than typical bacteria.[1][2] All known giant viruses belong to the phylum Nucleocytoviricota.[3]

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