Marseillevirus
| Marseillevirus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group I (dsDNA) |
| Family: | Marseilleviridae |
| Genus: | Marseillevirus |
| Species | |
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Cannes 8 virus | |
The Marseillevirus is the prototype of a family of nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV) of eukaryotes (commonly known as Giant Viruses). It was isolated from amoeba.[1]
The genome of the virus includes typical NCLDV core genes and genes apparently obtained from eukaryotic hosts and their parasites or symbionts, both bacterial and viral, through probably horizontal gene transfer mechanism.
History
The virus is named after the French town of Marseille.
Virology
The genome has a length of 368-kb, with a G+C content of 44.73%, which makes Marseillevirus the fifth largest viral genome sequenced so far. It encodes a minimum of 49 proteins, and some messenger RNAs.
See also
Other Giant viruses:
References
- ↑ Boyer, Mickaël; Yutin, Natalya; Pagnier, Isabelle; Barrassi, Lina; Fournous, Ghislain; Espinosa, Leon; Robert, Catherine; Azza, Saïd; Sun, Siyang; Rossmann, Michael G.; Suzan-Monti, Marie; La Scola, Bernard; Koonin, Eugene V.; Raoult, Didier (2009). "Giant Marseillevirus highlights the role of amoebae as a melting pot in emergence of chimeric microorganisms". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 106 (51): 21848–53. doi:10.1073/pnas.0911354106. PMC 2799887. PMID 20007369.
- "Marseillevirus". NCBI Taxonomy Browser. 694581.
- "Cannes 8 virus". NCBI Taxonomy Browser. 1394979.
- "Lausannevirus". NCBI Taxonomy Browser. 999883.