Mimiviridae
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Mimiviridae
| Mimiviridae | |
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| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group I (dsDNA) |
| Family: | Mimiviridae |
| Species | |
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Cafeteria roenbergensis virus |
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Mimiviridae is a family of double stranded DNA viruses. Viruses in this family belong to the nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus clade (NCLDV), a group which includes members of families Asfarviridae, Iridoviridae, Phycodnaviridae and Poxviridae and the genus Dinodnavirus.
History
The first member of this family - the Mimivirus - was discovered in 2003.[1]
Taxonomy
Although only a few members of this family have been described in detail it seems likely there are many more awaiting description.[2][3] These include Chrysochromulina ericina virus 01, Phaeocystis pouchetii virus 01 and Pyramimonas orientalis virus 01. While these later viruses have been isolated they have yet to be fully characterized.
References
- ^ Suzan-Monti M, La Scola B, Raoult D (2006) Genomic and evolutionary aspects of Mimivirus. Virus Res 117(1):145-155
- ^ Ghedin E, Claverie JM (2005) Mimivirus relatives in the Sargasso sea. Virol J. 2:62
- ^ Monier A, Claverie JM, Ogata H (2008) Taxonomic distribution of large DNA viruses in the sea. Genome Biol. 9(7):R106.
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