''Pandoravirus tropicalis'' is a virus belonging to the genus

Pandoravirus ''Pandoravirus'' is a proposed genus of giant virus, first discovered in 2013. It is the third largest in physical size of any known viral genus, behind Pithovirus and Megaklothovirus. Pandoraviruses have double stranded DNA genomes, with t ...

. It was isolated from water samples taken from the artificial lake Lake Pampulha in Brazil.

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