Mimiviridae

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:virus
gptkbp:capShape icosahedral
gptkbp:discoveredIn 2003
gptkbp:domain Viruses
gptkbp:enveloped no
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Didier_Raoult
gptkbp:foundIn freshwater
soil
marine environments
gptkbp:genomeSense linear DNA
gptkbp:genomeSize 1.2 to 1.4 megabases
gptkbp:genomeType double-stranded DNA
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:Amoeba
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mimiviridae
gptkbp:ICTVCode 00.058.0.01
gptkbp:ICTVRecognized yes
gptkbp:infects gptkb:Acanthamoeba
gptkbp:namedAfter mimicking microbe virus
gptkbp:notableFor largest known viral genomes
challenging traditional virus definitions
giant viruses
gptkbp:notableMember Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus
Mamavirus
Megavirus chilensis
Moumouvirus
gptkbp:order Imitervirales
gptkbp:relatedTo Faustoviridae
Iridoviridae
Marseilleviridae
Pandoraviridae
Pithoviridae
gptkbp:replicationSite gptkb:cytoplasm
gptkbp:size large virus
gptkbp:studiedBy evolutionary biology
host-pathogen interactions
origin of viruses
gptkbp:subfamily Klosneuvirinae
Megamimivirinae
Mesomimivirinae
Moumouvirinae
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:family
gptkbp:transmission waterborne
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:dsDNA_viruses
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6