''Alphalipothrixvirus'' is a genus of

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in the family ''

Lipothrixviridae ''Lipothrixviridae'' is a family of viruses in the order '' Ligamenvirales''. Thermophilic archaea in the phylum Thermoproteota The Thermoproteota are prokaryotes that have been classified as a phylum (biology), phylum of the domain Archaea. ...

''.

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serve as natural hosts. The genus contains two species.

Taxonomy

The following two species are assigned to the genus * ''Alphalipothrixvirus umijigokuense'' (formerly ''A.'' SBFV2) * Alphalipothrixvirus ''beppuense'' (formerly ''A.'' SFV1)

Structure

Life cycle

References

Virus genera Lipothrixviridae {{virus-stub