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...

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;...

is a viral genus, phylogenetically related to Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV). In colloquial speech, Megavirus chilense is more commonly referred...

with either Mimivirus or Mamavirus, classified as lineage A. This is unlike Sputnik, which can replicate in association with any Mimivirus-like member...

mimivirus; mamavirus was so named because it is similar to but larger than mimivirus. Mamavirus was first reported in September 2008. Like mimivirus,...

of this family, Mimivirus, was discovered in 2003, and the first complete genome sequence was published in 2004. However, the mimivirus Cafeteria roenbergensis...

Other giant viruses such as the Mimivirus, Pithovirus, and Megavirus have much smaller genomes. For example, Mimivirus, considered one of the largest giant...

comes from the discovery of unusually large and complex viruses, such as Mimivirus, that possess typical cellular genes. Biology portal Cladistics Phylogenetics...

cells.: 460  In similar manner, the sputnik virophage is dependent on mimivirus, which infects the protozoan Acanthamoeba castellanii. These viruses,...

Family Lavidaviridae Genus Sputnikvirus Species Mimivirus-dependent virus Sputnik Species Mimivirus-dependent virus Zamilon Genus Mavirus Species...

viruses. Members of the family Mimiviridae includes Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) that is known for its large size of ~500 nm in diameter. In contrast...

Cafeteriavirus-dependent mavirus Satellite - DNA Mimivirus-dependent virus Sputnik Satellite - DNA Mimivirus-dependent virus Zamilon Satellite - DNA Phaeocystis...

Raoult D, Forterre P (April 2008). "Redefining viruses: lessons from Mimivirus". Nature Reviews. Microbiology. 6 (4): 315–319. doi:10.1038/nrmicro1858...

from Acanthamoeba species", also noting "an ATPase most similar to the mimivirus homologue" and a major capsid protein phylogeny that is "not compatible...

host endothelial receptors ICAm-1 and VCAm-1. Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus is the largest known DNA virus. It genome encodes four aminoacyl-tRNA...

PRD1, the algal virus Paramecium bursaria Chlorella virus-1 (PBCV-1), mimivirus and the mammalian adenovirus have been placed in the same lineage, whereas...

× 10-7 meters Violet light wavelength 3 × 10-7 meters 4 × 10-7 meters Mimivirus — 4 × 10-7 meters Largest virus 5 × 10-7 meters 4.4 × 10-7 meters Violet...

cells.: 460  In similar manner, the sputnik virophage is dependent on mimivirus, which infects the protozoan Acanthamoeba castellanii. These viruses,...

Electron microscopy image of giant virus Mimivirus...

things. Mimivirus is not only much larger than most viruses but it also has a much more complex genetic structure. The discovery of Mimivirus has given...

The virus called Mimivirus infects amoebae. Another virus, called Sputnik, also infects amoebae, but it cannot reproduce unless mimivirus has already infected...

sensing instrument used to study particles in Saturn's magnetic field Mimivirus, the largest known virus affecting amoebae Mimi's Cafe, a restaurant chain...

Didier Raoult (2008). "The virophage as a unique parasite of the giant mimivirus". Nature. 455 (7205): 100–4. Bibcode:2008Natur.455..100L. doi:10.1038/nature07218...

The replication strategy of faustovirus in amoeba is similar to that of mimivirus. Lasting 18 to 20 hours, the replication cycle begins with the amoeba...

hosts species, and the stage of the infection. For example, viroplasms of mimivirus have a similar size to the nucleus of its host, the amoeba Acanthamoeba...

virus species, was discovered in 2013. Like the other very large viruses Mimivirus and Megavirus, Pandoravirus infects amoebas, but its genome, containing...

popularized with the discovery of large, complex DNA viruses (such as Mimivirus) that are capable of protein biosynthesis. Viral eukaryogenesis has been...

(30 March 2010). "Vaccinia-like cytoplasmic replication of the giant Mimivirus". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 107 (13): 5978–82...

These include Legionella and Legionella-like pathogens. The giant viruses Mimivirus, Megavirus, and Pandoravirus infect Acanthamoeba. Members of the genus...