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SUBMITTER: Monier A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2245910 | biostudies-literature | 2008
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Monier Adam A Larsen Jens Borggaard JB Sandaa Ruth-Anne RA Bratbak Gunnar G Claverie Jean-Michel JM Ogata Hiroyuki H
Virology journal 20080123
<h4>Background</h4>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 from the Acanthamoeba genus. The existence of mimivirus relatives was first suggested by the analysis of the Sargasso Sea metagenomic data.<h4>Results</h4>We now further demonstrate the presence of numerous "mimivirus-like" sequences using ...[more]