''Pandoravirus dulcis'' is an egg-shaped virus of genus ''

Pandoravirus ''Pandoravirus'' is a genus of giant virus, first discovered in 2013. It is the second largest in physical size of any known viral genus. Pandoraviruses have double stranded DNA genomes, with the largest genome size (2.5 million base pairs) of ...

'', that was discovered in a shallow lake at

La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora. The university was established in 1964, becoming the third university in the state of Victoria a ...

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

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2013 in science Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses Unaccepted virus taxa {{Virus-stub