Muscavirus

Muscavirus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Class: Naldaviricetes
Order: Lefavirales
Family: Hytrosaviridae
Genus: Muscavirus

Muscavirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Hytrosaviridae. The fly Musca domestica is the natural host. There is only one species in this genus: Musca domestica salivary gland hypertrophy virus (Muscavirus musdomesticae). Diseases associated with this genus include: salivary gland hypertrophy, and complete sterility of infected female flies by inhibiting eggs development.

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