Bodo_saltans_virus

Bodo saltans virus

Bodo saltans virus

Species of 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]
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References

  1. [1]
    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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