Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) and subsequently discovered giant viruses of amoebae challenge the previous definition of viruses and their classification. The replication cycle, structure, ...

Mimivirus is the largest and most complex virus known. Is it an evolutionary bridge between nonliving viruses and living organisms, or is it just an anomaly? Aa Aa Aa Viruses are small and fairly ...

In the absence of competition with other microorganisms, Mimivirus, the largest known DNA virus, loses 17% of its genome. In the absence of competition with other microorganisms, Mimivirus, the ...

Scientists have zoomed in on mimivirus, the enormous virus with the delicate name that has perplexed scientists since 1992, when it was found living in an amoeba in a water tower in England. “This is ...

This graphic shows the location of a key protein called R135, contained in fibers on the outer surface of an unusually large virus called the mimivirus. Findings by Purdue researchers are aiding ...

French biologists have just mapped out the genetic sequence of the largest known virus, and the complexity of the thing has them questioning what it is. The genetic code of the mimivirus, as it is ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 29 (UPI) -- U.S.-led scientists say they have determined the key structural features of the mimivirus -- the largest virus known to scientists. The researchers said the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us all the importance of educating the public about viral infections. Besides educating the general public, we need to equip the next generation of scientists by ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. A virus so large and strange that it's redefined the very concept of a virus has been photographed for the first ...

This graphic shows the location of a key protein called R135, contained in fibers on the outer surface of an unusually large virus called the mimivirus. Findings by Purdue researchers are aiding ...

(Phys.org)—An international team of researchers has determined key structural features of the Sputnik virus, thought to play a role in illnesses caused by eating raw fish. (PhysOrg.com) -- When it ...