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''Turriviridae'' is a family of
viruses A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. Since Dmitri Ivanovsky's ...
; it contains only one genus, ''Alphaturrivirus''. The archaea ''
Sulfolobus solfataricus ''Saccharolobus solfataricus'' is a species of thermophilic archaeon. It was transferred from the genus ''Sulfolobus'' to the new genus ''Saccharolobus'' with the description of Saccharolobus caldissimus in 2018. It was first isolated and disco ...
'' serve as natural hosts. There are two species in the genus ''Alphaturrivirus''.


Taxonomy

The genus contains the following species: * ''
Sulfolobus turreted icosahedral virus 1 ''Sulfolobus turreted icosahedral virus 1'' (formerly ''Sulfolobus turreted icosahedral virus'') is a species of virus that infects the archaeon ''Sulfolobus solfataricus''.Viralzone: Turriviridae

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q18812164 Turriviridae Virus families