Daazvirus

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Daazvirus
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Ribozyviria
Family: Kolmioviridae
Genus:Daazvirus
Synonyms
  • Chinese fire belly newt virus 1 (CFBNV-1)
  • amHDV

Daazvirus is a genus of viruses in the realm Ribozyviria , containing the single species Daazvirus cynopis. [1]

Host

The Chinese fire belly newt ( Cynops orientalis ) serves as its host. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Chang WS, Pettersson JH, Le Lay C, Shi M, Lo N, Wille M, Eden JS, Holmes EC (July 2019). "Novel hepatitis D-like agents in vertebrates and invertebrates". Virus Evolution. 5 (2): vez021. doi:10.1093/ve/vez021. PMC   6628682 . PMID   31321078.