Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Chrysoviridae; Proposal: Ratification 2002a; : ; ICTV Report: Chrysoviridae; Reference: PMID: 5191625

from the Greek chrysós meaning “gold”, derived from the specific epithet of Penicillium chrysogenum, the fungal host of Penicillium chrysogenum virus, a member of the virus family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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