| Scientific Name | Sputnik virophage [TAX:543939] |  
| Lineage | Viruses; Varidnaviria; Bamfordvirae; Preplasmiviricota; Polisuviricotina; Virophaviricetes; Mividavirales; Sputniviroviridae; Sputnikvirus; Sputnikvirus mimiviri; Mimivirus-dependent virus Sputnik |  
| Baltimore Group | I: dsDNA |  
| RefSeq | 
Sputnik virophage, complete genome. 
 
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| DBLINKS | 
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Known hosts (4)
 
| Scientific Name | 
Acanthamoeba castellanii mamavirus [TAX:554168]
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| Lineage | Viruses; Varidnaviria; Bamfordvirae; Nucleocytoviricota; Megaviricetes; Imitervirales; Mimiviridae; Megamimivirinae; Mimivirus |  
| Cellular host | 
Acanthamoeba castellanii [TAX:5755] 
Acanthamoeba polyphaga [TAX:5757] 
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    | Evidence | 
    Literature
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      |    Reference | 
      
      PMID: 18690211
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      |       Authors | 
      La Scola B, Desnues C, Pagnier I, Robert C, Barrassi L, Fournous G, Merchat M, Suzan-Monti M, Forterre P, Koonin E, Raoult D
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      |       Title | 
      The virophage as a unique parasite of the giant mimivirus.
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      |       Journal | 
      Nature. 2008 Sep 4;455(7209):100-4. | 
      
       
      
      
    
    
  
  
 
| Scientific Name | 
Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus [TAX:212035]
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| Lineage | Viruses; Varidnaviria; Bamfordvirae; Nucleocytoviricota; Megaviricetes; Imitervirales; Mimiviridae; Megamimivirinae; Mimivirus |  
| Cellular host | 
Acanthamoeba castellanii [TAX:5755] 
Acanthamoeba polyphaga [TAX:5757] 
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  | Evidence | 
  RefSeq |  
  
  
  
    
    | Evidence | 
    Literature
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      |    Reference | 
      
      PMID: 18690211
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      |       Authors | 
      La Scola B, Desnues C, Pagnier I, Robert C, Barrassi L, Fournous G, Merchat M, Suzan-Monti M, Forterre P, Koonin E, Raoult D
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      |       Title | 
      The virophage as a unique parasite of the giant mimivirus.
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      |       Journal | 
      Nature. 2008 Sep 4;455(7209):100-4. | 
      
       
      
      
    
    
  
  
 
| Scientific Name | 
Mamavirus AC-2012 [TAX:1191197]
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| Lineage | Viruses; Varidnaviria; Bamfordvirae; Nucleocytoviricota; Megaviricetes; Imitervirales; Mimiviridae |  
  
  
    
    | Evidence | 
    Literature
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      |    Reference | 
      
      PMID: 18690211
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      |       Authors | 
      La Scola B, Desnues C, Pagnier I, Robert C, Barrassi L, Fournous G, Merchat M, Suzan-Monti M, Forterre P, Koonin E, Raoult D
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      |       Title | 
      The virophage as a unique parasite of the giant mimivirus.
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      |       Journal | 
      Nature. 2008 Sep 4;455(7209):100-4. | 
      
       
      
      
    
    
  
  
 
| Scientific Name | 
Mimiviridae [TAX:549779]
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| Lineage | Viruses; Varidnaviria; Bamfordvirae; Nucleocytoviricota; Megaviricetes; Imitervirales |  
  
  
    
    | Evidence | 
    Literature
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      |    Reference | 
      
      PMID: 23596530
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      |       Authors | 
      Gaia M, Pagnier I, Campocasso A, Fournous G, Raoult D, La Scola B
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      |       Title | 
      Broad spectrum of mimiviridae virophage allows its isolation using a mimivirus reporter.
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      |       Journal | 
      PLoS One. 2013;8(4):e61912. | 
      
       
      
      
    
    
       
      |    Comment | 
      Validated viral hosts include the group A, B and C of Mimiviridae.
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