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Pandoravirus salinus

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Species of virus

Pandoravirus salinus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Varidnaviria
Kingdom: Bamfordvirae
Phylum: Nucleocytoviricota
Class: Megaviricetes
Order: Algavirales (?)
Family: Pandoraviridae
Genus: Pandoravirus
Species: Pandoravirus salinus

Pandoravirus salinus is a large virus of genus Pandoravirus, found in the marine sediment layer of the Tunquen River in Chile, and is one of the largest viruses identified, along with Pandoravirus dulcis. It is 2.5 million nucleobases long, encodes for about 2,500 genes, and is visible through an optical microscope. It was first identified in 2013.

References

  1. ^ Than, K. (18 July 2013). "Jumbo viruses hint at 'fourth domain' of life". Fox News. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  2. Pereira Andrade, Ana Cláudia dos Santos; Victor de Miranda Boratto, Paulo; Rodrigues, Rodrigo Araújo Lima; Bastos, Talita Machado; Azevedo, Bruna Luiza; Dornas, Fábio Pio; Oliveira, Danilo Bretas; Drumond, Betânia Paiva; Kroon, Erna Geessien; Abrahão, Jônatas Santos (March 2019). Sandri-Goldin, Rozanne M. (ed.). "New Isolates of Pandoraviruses: Contribution to the Study of Replication Cycle Steps". Journal of Virology. 93 (5): e01942–18. doi:10.1128/JVI.01942-18. ISSN 0022-538X. PMC 6384056. PMID 30541841.
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Pandoravirus salinus


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