A New Branch on the Giant Virus Family Tree (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

A New Branch on the Giant Virus Family Tree

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Researchers propose a new family, “Manesviridae,” which includes the newly discovered furtivovirus and its close relatives. This family forms a sister group to Mamonoviridae, and together they define a proposed new order.

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Mr. Jiwan Bae and Professor Masaharu Takemura from Tokyo University of Science

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