Cedratvirus, a Double-Cork Structured Giant Virus, is a Distant Relative of Pithoviruses.

ABSTRACT: Most viruses are known for the ability to cause symptomatic diseases in humans and other animals. The discovery of Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus and other giant amoebal viruses revealed a considerable and previously unknown area of uncharacterized viral particles. Giant viruses have been isolated from various environmental samples collected from very distant geographic places, revealing a ubiquitous distribution. Their morphological and genomic features are fundamental elements for classifying them. Herein, we report the isolation and draft genome of Cedratvirus, a new amoebal giant virus isolated in Acanthamoeba castellanii, from an Algerian environmental sample. The viral particles are ovoid-shaped, resembling Pithovirus sibericum, but differing notably in the presence of two corks at

SUBMITTER: Andreani J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5127014 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature