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    Evol. 4 (1): vey006. doi:10.1093/ve/vey006. PMC 5829572. PMID 29511572. Viralzone: Pithovirus "Pithovirus sibericum". NCBI Taxonomy Browser. 1450746....
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    is the third largest in physical size of any known viral genus, behind Pithovirus and Megaklothovirus. Pandoraviruses have double stranded DNA genomes,...
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    this species. Also in 2014, two ~30,000 years old giant virus species, Pithovirus sibericum and Mollivirus sibericum, were discovered in the Siberian permafrost...
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    the top: Pandoravirus yedoma; Pandoravirus mammoth and Megavirus mammoth; Cedratvirus lena; Pithovirus mammoth; Megavirus mammoth; Pacmanvirus lupus....
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    fourth-largest virus, after the Megavirus chilensis, Pandoravirus and Pithovirus. Mimivirus has a capsid diameter of 400 nm. Protein filaments measuring...
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  • roenbergensis virus Klosneuvirus Mimivirus Nucleocytoviricota Pandoravirus Pithovirus Mamavirus Reynolds KA (2010). "Mysterious Microbe in Water Challenges...
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    rapidly expanding universe of giant viruses: Mimivirus, Pandoravirus, Pithovirus and Mollivirus". FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 39 (6): 779–96. doi:10.1093/femsre/fuv037...
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    of micro-organisms and infectious agents Agent Description Size (nm) Pithovirus largest known virus 1,500 nm Pandoravirus  one of the largest known viruses...
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    the inspiration for experiments that discovered a viable giant virus, Pithovirus sibericum, in 30,000-year-old Siberian permafrost; the virus infects amoebas...
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    marine virus Parvovirus – smallest known single stranded DNA viruses Pithovirus – largest virus by capsid length (approximately 1.5 micrometre) Pandoraviridae...
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    0912737107. PMC 2851855. PMID 20231474.. Racaniello, Vincent (4 March 2014). "Pithovirus: Bigger than Pandoravirus with a smaller genome". Virology Blog. Retrieved...
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  • Some of the largest virions like Megavirus chilensis, Pandoravirus, Pithovirus and mimivirus are comparable in size to miniature bacteria like "T. whipplei"...
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    the second largest known virus (~1 micrometer) in capsid length, after Pithovirus (1.5 micrometer). Pandoravirus has the largest viral genome known, containing...
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    Some of the largest virions like Megavirus chilensis, Pandoravirus, Pithovirus and mimivirus are comparable in size to miniature bacteria like T. whipplei...
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  • Judean balsam, two plants stated to have healing properties in the Bible. Pithovirus sibericum: A 30,000-year-old giant virus Panagrolaimus kolymaensis: This...
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  • Iridoviridae–Ascoviridae are closely related sister taxa in a clade. Pithovirus, Iridoviridae–Ascoviridae and Marseillevirus form a PIM or MAPI clade...
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    rapidly expanding universe of giant viruses: Mimivirus, Pandoravirus, Pithovirus and Mollivirus". FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 39 (6): 779–796. doi:10.1093/femsre/fuv037...
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  • than bacteria (<200 nm) Nanobe – possible smallest lifeforms (20 nm) Pithovirus – largest known virus (1,500 nm) Pandoravirus – one of the largest known...
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  • extinct viruses from the DNA fossils have been reported. In addition, Pithovirus sibericum was revived from a 30,000-year-old ice core harvested from permafrost...
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  • Whereas the biggest currently known viruses are Pithovirus, Mamavirus and Pandoravirus. Pithovirus is a flask-shaped virus 1500 nm long and 500 nm in...
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    from biotic activity. 3 March – Scientists announce the discovery of pithovirus, the largest giant virus yet known, revived from a 30,000-year-old sample...
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