Bodo saltans virus
The Bodo saltans virus is a giant virus of the Mimiviridae family that infects the protozoa Bodo saltans.[1] It has a genome of 1.39 megabases, one of the largest known viral genomes.[1]
Bodo saltans cell 24 hr post-BsV infection showing degraded intracellular structures and a BsV virus factory (black arrow head).[1]
| Bodo saltans virus | |
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| (A) shows a mature BsV virion. (B) shows a healthy Bodo saltans cell. (C) and (D) show a post-infection state, assembly, and maturation of the virus inside a Bodo saltans cell. | |
Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae |
| Phylum: | Nucleocytoviricota |
| Class: | Megaviricetes |
| Order: | Imitervirales |
| Family: | Mimiviridae |
| Virus: | Bodo saltans virus |
References
- Deeg, C.M.; Chow, E.C.T.; Suttle, C.A. (2018). "The kinetoplastid-infecting Bodo saltans virus (BsV), a window into the most abundant giant viruses in the sea". eLife. 7: e33014. doi:10.7554/eLife.33014. PMC 5871332. PMID 29582753.
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