Alphapleolipovirus HHPV1 | |
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Alphapleolipovirus virion | |
Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Monodnaviria |
Kingdom: | Trapavirae |
Phylum: | Saleviricota |
Class: | Huolimaviricetes |
Order: | Haloruvirales |
Family: | Pleolipoviridae |
Genus: | Alphapleolipovirus |
Species: | Alphapleolipovirus HHPV1
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Alphapleolipovirus HHPV1, also known as Haloarcula hispanica pleomorphic virus 1 (HHPV-1) is a virus of the family Pleolipoviridae. It is a double stranded DNA virus that infects the halophilic archaeon Haloarcula hispanica.[1] It has a number of unique features unlike any previously described virus.[2][3]