2 papers
q-bio.PE2005
Giant viruses in the oceans : the 4th Algal Virus Workshop
Jean-Michel Claverie
Giant double-stranded DNA viruses (such as record breaking Acanthamoeba polyphaga Mimivirus), with particle sizes of 0.2 to 0.6 micron, genomes of 300 kbp to 1.200 kbp, and commens…
q-bio.PE2005
Mimivirus Relatives in the Sargasso Sea
Elodie Ghedin, Jean-Michel Claverie
The discovery and genome analysis of Acanthamoeba polyphaga Mimivirus, the largest known DNA virus, challenged much of the accepted dogma regarding viruses. Its particle size (>400…