| Pandoravirus yedoma | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae |
| Phylum: | Nucleocytoviricota |
| Class: | Megaviricetes |
| Order: | Algavirales (?) |
| Family: | Pandoraviridae |
| Genus: | Pandoravirus |
| Species: | Pandoravirus yedoma |
Pandoravirus yedoma is a virus that originated 48,500 years ago which was discovered in the deep Siberian permafrost in 2022. The scientists also revived 13 new pathogens and characterized them as 'zombie viruses'. It has been shown to infect amoeba cells (particularly A. castellanii) killing them in the process.
References
- "'Zombie' virus revived after 50,000 years trapped in Siberian permafrost - National | Globalnews.ca".
- "Fact Check: Is "zombie" virus woken after 48,500 years threat to humanity?". Newsweek. 30 November 2022.
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