- just "
mimivirus".
Mimivirus,
short for "mimicking microbe", is so
called to
reflect its
large size and
apparent Gram-staining properties.
Mimivirus has...
- 000 genes: Mamavirus, a new
Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus strain, and
reannotation of
Mimivirus genes".
Genome Biology and Evolution. 3: 737–42. doi:10...
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known as
Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) and is a
close relative of the
previously known mimivirus. The
mimivirus is a
giant in the
viral world;...
-
Megavirus chilensis),
phylogenetically related to
Acanthamoeba polyphaga Mimivirus (APMV). In
colloquial speech,
Megavirus chilensis is more
commonly referred...
- of this family,
Mimivirus, was
discovered in 2003, and the
first complete genome sequence was
published in 2004. However, the
mimivirus Cafeteria roenbergensis...
-
mimivirus;
mamavirus was so
named because it is
similar to but
larger than
mimivirus.
Mamavirus was
first reported in
September 2008. Like
mimivirus,...
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comes from the
discovery of
unusually large and
complex viruses, such as
Mimivirus, that
possess typical cellular genes.
Biology portal Cladistics Phylogenetics...
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Family Lavidaviridae Genus Sputnikvirus Species Mimivirus-dependent
virus Sputnik Species Mimivirus-dependent
virus Zamilon Genus Mavirus Species...
- to new cells. In
similar manner, the
sputnik virophage is
dependent on
mimivirus,
which infects the
protozoan Acanthamoeba castellanii.
These viruses,...
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Other giant viruses such as the
Mimivirus, Pithovirus, and Megavirus, have much
smaller genomes. For example,
Mimivirus,
considered one of the largest...
