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Pandoravirus dulcis
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<p><i>Pandoravirus dulcis</i> is an egg-shaped virus of genus <i><a href="/facts/Pandoravirus/I0XAkpHX">Pandoravirus</a></i>, that was discovered in a shallow lake at <a href="/facts/La_Trobe_University/D1KWKWSu">La Trobe University</a>, Melbourne, <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a> in 2013. The virus contains around 1.9 million DNA bases and about 1500 genes. It infects amoeba living in pond water. Along with <i><a href="/facts/Pandoravirus_salinus/mMAh39wA">Pandoravirus salinus</a></i>, and around one micrometre in size, it is one of the largest viruses ever identified. </p> <a href="/facts/Wikispecies/b2GhA7Le">Wikispecies</a> has information related to <i>Pandoravirus dulcis</i>.