Alphasphaerolipovirus

Alphasphaerolipovirus is a genus of double stranded DNA viruses that infect Haloarchaea. The genus contains four species.

Taxonomy

The genus contains the following species:Alphasphaerolipovirus helsinkii, A. HHIV2 )Alphasphaerolipovirus pinkense, A. PH1 )Alphasphaerolipovirus serpentinense, A. SH1 )Alphasphaerolipovirus viikkii, A. HCIV1 )

Note

The name Halosphaerovirus was also proposed for this genus.