Trichomonasvirus

Trichomonasvirus
Cryo-EM image of protein surface of Trichomonas vaginalis virus 1
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Duplornaviricota
Class: Chrymotiviricetes
Order: Ghabrivirales
Family: Totiviridae
Genus: Trichomonasvirus

Trichomonasvirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Totiviridae. The protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis serves as the natural host. There are four species in this genus.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.