Pandoraviridaeis a proposed family ofdouble-stranded DNAviruses that infectamoebae.There is only one genus in this family:Pandoravirus.Several species in this genus have been described, includingPandoravirus dulcis,Pandoravirus salinusandPandoravirus yedoma.[1][2]
| Pandoraviridae | |
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| Pandoravirus virion | |
Virus classification
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae |
| Phylum: | Nucleocytoviricota |
| Class: | Megaviricetes |
| Order: | Algavirales(?) |
| Family: | Pandoraviridae |
| Genera | |
History
editDescription
editThe viruses in this family are the second largest known virus (~1micrometer) incapsidlength, afterPithovirus(1.5micrometer).[3]Pandoravirushas the largest viralgenomeknown, containing double-strandedDNAof 1.9 to 2.5megabasepairs.[4][1]
Evolution
editThese viruses appear to be related to thephycodnaviruses.[5][citation needed]
References
edit- ^abcYong, Ed (18 July 2013). "Giant viruses open Pandora's box".Nature.doi:10.1038/nature.2013.13410.S2CID88440241.
- ^abNadège Philippe; Matthieu Legendre; Gabriel Doutre; et al. (July 2013)."Pandoraviruses: Amoeba Viruses with Genomes Up to 2.5 Mb Reaching That of Parasitic Eukaryotes"(PDF).Science.341(6143): 281–6.Bibcode:2013Sci...341..281P.doi:10.1126/science.1239181.PMID23869018.S2CID16877147.
- ^Sirucek, Stefan (3 March 2014)."Ancient" Giant Virus "Revived From Siberian Permafrost".National Geographic.Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2014.
- ^Brumfiel, Geoff (18 July 2013)."World's Biggest Virus May Have Ancient Roots".National Public Radio.Retrieved18 July2013.
- ^Yutin N, Koonin EV (2013)."Pandoraviruses are highly derived phycodnaviruses".Biol. Direct.8:25.doi:10.1186/1745-6150-8-25.PMC3924356.PMID24148757.