''Alphasphaerolipovirus'' is a
genus of double stranded DNA viruses that infect haloarchaea. The genus contains four species.
Taxonomy
The genus contains the following species:
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Haloarcula hispanica icosahedral virus 2
''Haloarcula'' (common abbreviation ''Har.'') is a genus of extreme halophilic Archaea in the class of Halobactaria.
Cell Structure
''Haloarcula'' species can be distinguished from other genera in the family Halobacteriaceae by the presence of ...
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Haloarcula hispanica virus PH1
''Haloarcula'' (common abbreviation ''Har.'') is a genus of extreme halophilic Archaea in the class of Halobactaria.
Cell Structure
''Haloarcula'' species can be distinguished from other genera in the family Halobacteriaceae by the presence of ...
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Haloarcula hispanica virus SH1''
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Haloarcula virus HCIV1
''Haloarcula'' (common abbreviation ''Har.'') is a genus of extreme halophilic Archaea in the class of Halobactaria.
Cell Structure
''Haloarcula'' species can be distinguished from other genera in the family Halobacteriaceae by the presence of ...
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Note
The name Halosphaerovirus was also proposed for this genus.
[Porter K, Tang SL, Chen CP, Chiang PW, Hong MJ, Dyall-Smith M (2013) PH1: An archaeovirus of ''Haloarcula hispanica'' related to SH1 and HHIV-2. Archaea 2013: 456318]
References
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Sphaerolipoviridae
Virus genera