Exploration of the propagation of transpovirons within Mimiviridae reveals a unique example of commensalism in the viral world [PDF]
The ISME Journal, 2019 Acanthamoeba-infecting Mimiviridae are giant viruses with dsDNA genome up to 1.5 Mb. They build viral factories in the host cytoplasm in which the nuclear-like virus-encoded functions take place.
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Marine mimivirus relatives are probably large algal viruses [PDF]
Virology Journal, 2008 Background Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus is the largest known ds-DNA virus and its 1.2 Mb-genome sequence has revealed many unique features. Mimivirus occupies an independent lineage among eukaryotic viruses and its known hosts include only species ...
Claverie Jean-Michel +5 more
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Presence of Protozoan Viruses in Vaginal Samples from Pregnant Women and Their Association with Trichomoniasis. [PDF]
PathogensThis study was conducted in Armenia and included 32 pregnant women with TV infection and 30 healthy controls. The vaginal virome includes viruses that infect human cells and unicellular eukaryotes such as Trichomonas vaginalis (TV).
Ghardyan G +10 more
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Mimiviridae: A Rising Family of Highly Diverse Large Aquatic dsDNA Viruses Infecting a Wide Variety of Eukaryotes [PDF]
, 2018 Since 1998, when Jim van Etten’s team initiated its characterization, Paramecium bursaria Chlorella virus 1 (PBCV-1) had been the largest known DNA virus, both in terms particle size and genome complexity.
J. Claverie, C. Abergel
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Metagenomic detection of Mimiviridae reads in upper respiratory tract samples of SARS-CoV-2 patients
medRxivThe upper respiratory tract (URT) virome is crucial in respiratory health and response to pathogens. While common respiratory viruses are well-studied, the presence and potential impact of giant DNA viruses, such as Mimiviridae, in the human URT remain ...
S. Tomar, K. Khairnar
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Viral ecogenomics across oxic and anoxic zones of the Yongle Blue Hole. [PDF]
Environ MicrobiomeDeep ocean blue holes are characterized by distinct physicochemical gradients and complex biological processes, and Yongle Blue Hole (YBH) in the South China Sea (SCS) is the world’s deepest (301 m) underwater cavern with unique environmental ...
Yang M +6 more
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Related Giant Viruses in Distant Locations and Different Habitats: Acanthamoeba polyphaga moumouvirus Represents a Third Lineage of the Mimiviridae That Is Close to the Megavirus Lineage [PDF]
Genome Biology and Evolution, 2012 The 1,021,348 base pair genome sequence of the Acanthamoeba polyphaga moumouvirus, a new member of the Mimiviridae family infecting Acanthamoeba polyphaga, is reported. The moumouvirus represents a third lineage beside mimivirus and megavirus.
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Metavirome Insights into the Diversity and Potential Pathogenic Infection of <i>Chlamys farreri</i> in the Coastal Seas of the Republic of Korea. [PDF]
PathogensChlamys farreri is primarily cultivated in Japan, China, and South Korea. Although mass mortality of scallops has been occurring recently, likely caused by high temperatures or infectious diseases, the underlying cause remains unclear.
Shin JW +8 more
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“Tupanvirus”, a new genus in the family Mimiviridae [PDF]
Archives of Virology, 2018 The genus "Tupanvirus" is a new proposed taxon to be included in the family Mimiviridae. The two known tupanvirus isolates were isolated from soda lake and oceanic sediments samples collected in Brazil and were named "tupanvirus soda lake" and "tupanvirus deep ocean", respectively. These viruses exhibit similarities to amoeba-infecting mimiviruses, but
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Taxonomic update for giant viruses in the order Imitervirales (phylum Nucleocytoviricota). [PDF]
Arch Virol, 2023 Aylward FO +6 more
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