Muscavirus | |
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Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Class: | Naldaviricetes |
Order: | Lefavirales |
Family: | Hytrosaviridae |
Genus: | Muscavirus |
Muscavirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Hytrosaviridae.[1] The fly Musca domestica is the natural host. There is only one species in this genus: Musca hytrosavirus. Diseases associated with this genus include: salivary gland hypertrophy, and complete sterility of infected female flies by inhibiting eggs development.[2][3]