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Distant Mimivirus relative with a larger genome highlights the fundamental features of Megaviridae

Mimivirus, a DNA virus infecting acanthamoeba, was for a long time the largest known virus both in terms of particle size and gene content. Its genome encodes 979 proteins, including the first four aminoacyl tRNA synthetases (ArgRS, CysRS, MetRS, and TyrRS) ever found outside of cellular organisms....

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Main Authors: Arslan, Defne, Legendre, Matthieu, Seltzer, Virginie, Abergel, Chantal, Claverie, Jean-Michel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3198346/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21987820
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1110889108
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