... in these cultures  with CPE that were stained with Giemsa stain, indicating Mimivirus-like infection (see online suppl. Fig. S1; for all online suppl. material, see www.karger.com/doi/10.1159/000491602 ). Further molecular identification through the construction of phylogenetic tree showed that Mimiviruses were...

... and seas [ 24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32 ] (fig. 2 ). In addition, mimiviruses, Mimivirus virophages and marseilleviruses have been isolated from water or soil samples throughout the world [ 6,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41 ] (fig. 2 ). Also, Mimivirus-like particles were observed by light microscopy inside...

... was trying to isolate Legionella -like bacterial pathogens that infect amoebae [ 1,2 ]. Acanthamoeba polyphaga Marseillevirus was isolated in France 5 years later during work to isolate other strains of mimiviruses [ 3 ]. Those two viruses are the founding members of two new viral families. Members...

... genomes. We further describe that the set of tRNAs and amino acyl-tRNA synthetases in mimiviruses is globally not adapted to the codon and amino acid usages of these viruses. Notwithstanding, Leu(TAA)tRNA, present in several Mimivirus genomes and in multiple copies in some viral genomes, may complement...

... PCR assays accurately detected all or most of the members of the currently delineated lineages of giant viruses infecting acanthamoebae as well as the mimivirus virophages, and enabled accurate classification of the mimiviruses of amoebae in lineages A, B or C. We were able to detect four new...

...). The discovery of Mimivirus and other Megavirales, that are microbes, led to divide the microbiological world into four branches. I introduced the name TRUC (Things Resisting Uncompleted Classifications) to accommodate the division in four of the currently known microbiological world. 18 7 2013 ©...

...Cristina Costa; Massimiliano Bergallo; Sara Astegiano; Maria Elena Terlizzi; Francesca Sidoti; Paolo Solidoro; Rossana Cavallo Background/Aims: We investigated the prevalence of Mimivirus in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens from ventilated versus nonventilated patients. Methods...

...Bernard La Scola; Angélique Campocasso; Rolande N’Dong; Ghislain Fournous; Lina Barrassi; Christophe Flaudrops; Didier Raoult Objective: Metagenomic studies have revealed that Acanthamoeba polyphaga Mimivirus relatives are common in the environment; however, only three Acanthamoeba- growing giant...

... virus Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses Genome evolution Mimivirus Lateral gene transfer Intervirology 2010;53:354 361 DOI: 10.1159/000312920 Gene Exchange and the Origin of Giant Viruses Jonathan Filée a Michael Chandler b a Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes et Spéciation, CNRS UPR 9034, Gif sur...

... of Mimivirus has stimulated a lot of discussions on the nature of viruses. There are two major schools of thought, those who defend the escape model, suggesting that giant viruses are giant pickpockets (chimera), and those who emphasize their uniqueness and ancient origin. Comparative genomics of Mimivirus...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Amoeba viruses Giant viruses Mamavirus Microscopy Mimivirus Satellite virus Sputnik virophage Viral factory Viral RNAs Intervirology 2010;53:293 303 DOI: 10.1159...

... Marseillevirus Mimivirus Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus ORFan Intervirology 2010;53:310 320 DOI: 10.1159/000312916 Published online: June 15, 2010 Classification and Determination of Possible Origins of ORFans through Analysis of Nucleocytoplasmic Large DNA Viruses Mickaël Boyer a Gregory Gimenez...

...Agnès Vincent; Bernard La Scola; Laurent Papazian Viral diseases in the clinical setting have been extensively investigated. Viruses are now considered as potentially responsible for nosocomial infections, especially in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Mimivirus is the largest virus known...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Giant virus Marseillevirus Mimivirus Rhizome Virophage Virus definition Editorial Intervirology 2010;53:251 253 DOI: 10.1159/000312909 Published online: June 15, 2010...