medusavirus
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4ADJ.
giant, giant, large, novel, shared
VERB + MEDUSAVIRUS
features
MEDUSAVIRUS + NOUN
dna, virus
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with
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An informal genus of the informal family Medusaviridae, large DNA viruses that infect amoeba.
The newest giant virus is Medusavirus, so named because of the way it infects amoebas, single-celled organisms that commonly live in water.
Many of the NCLDVs, including the phycodnavirus Paramecium bursaria Chlorella virus (PBCV-1), the iridovirus Chilo iridescent virus (CIV), the mimivirus Cafeteria roenbergensis virus (CroV), or the giant amoeba-infecting Faustovirus, Pacmanvirus, and Medusavirus, present large icosahedral capsids composed of trimers of a MCP that displays a double jelly-roll fold.
noun
A giant virus infecting amoebae causing them to shrivel and harden.
Here, we report the novel features of medusavirus, a large DNA virus newly isolated from hot spring water in Japan.
On the other hand, medusavirus-infected amoeba cells show moderately decreased cell motility later than those of mimivirus-infected cells and change the cells to a cyst-like formation.
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6The newest giant virus is Medusavirus, so named because of the way it infects amoebas, single-celled organisms that commonly live in water.
WiktionaryMany of the NCLDVs, including the phycodnavirus Paramecium bursaria Chlorella virus (PBCV-1), the iridovirus Chilo iridescent virus (CIV), the mimivirus Cafeteria roenbergensis virus (CroV), or the gi
WiktionaryFurthermore, we identified 5 A. triangularis homologous sequences shared with Medusavirus, a giant virus that replicates on Acanthamoeba castellanii, which was isolated from hot spring water.
WiktionaryHere, we report the novel features of medusavirus, a large DNA virus newly isolated from hot spring water in Japan.
WiktionaryOn the other hand, medusavirus-infected amoeba cells show moderately decreased cell motility later than those of mimivirus-infected cells and change the cells to a cyst-like formation.
WiktionaryMGVL27, medusaviruses, sylvanviruses and MGVL24 represented the viral lineages with the highest genome novelty...
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