''Pandoravirus dulcis'' is an egg-shaped virus of genus '' Pandoravirus'', that was discovered in a shallow lake at La Trobe University, Melbourne,

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in 2013. The virus contains around 1.9 million DNA bases and about 1500 genes. It infects amoeba living in pond water. Along with ''

Pandoravirus salinus ''Pandoravirus salinus'' is a large virus of genus ''Pandoravirus'', found in the marine sediment layer of the Tunquen River in Chile, and is one of the largest viruses identified, along with '' Pandoravirus dulcis''. It is 2.5 million nucleobas ...

'', and around one micrometre in size, it is one of the largest viruses ever identified.

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