| Scientific Name | Mimiviridae [TAX:549779] |  
| Lineage | Viruses; Varidnaviria; Bamfordvirae; Nucleocytoviricota; Megaviricetes; Imitervirales |  
 
 
  
Known viruses (2)
 
| Scientific Name | Sputnik virophage [TAX:543939] |  
| Lineage | Viruses; Varidnaviria; Bamfordvirae; Preplasmiviricota; Polisuviricotina; Virophaviricetes; Mividavirales; Sputniviroviridae; Sputnikvirus; Sputnikvirus mimiviri; Mimivirus-dependent virus Sputnik |  
| RefSeq | 
Sputnik virophage, complete genome. 
 
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    | 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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| DBLINKS | 
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| Scientific Name | Sputnik virophage 2 [TAX:1133031] |  
| Lineage | Viruses; Varidnaviria; Bamfordvirae; Preplasmiviricota; Polisuviricotina; Virophaviricetes; Mividavirales; Sputniviroviridae; Sputnikvirus; Sputnikvirus mimiviri; Mimivirus-dependent virus Sputnik |  
| GenBank | 
Sputnik virophage 2, complete genome. 
 
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    | Evidence | 
    Literature
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      |    Reference | 
      
      PMID: 23071316
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      |       Authors | 
      Desnues C, La Scola B, Yutin N, Fournous G, Robert C, Azza S, Jardot P, Monteil S, Campocasso A, Koonin EV, Raoult D
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      |       Title | 
      Provirophages and transpovirons as the diverse mobilome of giant viruses.
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      |       Journal | 
      Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Oct 30;109(44):18078-83. | 
      
       
      
      
    
    
       
      |    Comment | 
      Virus name:Giant virus of Acanthamoeba polyphaga (Lentille virus)
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    | 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
       |  
      
      |       Title | 
      Broad spectrum of mimiviridae virophage allows its isolation using a mimivirus reporter.
       |  
      
      
      |       Journal | 
      PLoS One. 2013;8(4):e61912. | 
      
       
      
      
    
    
       
      |    Comment | 
      Virus name:Giant virus of Acanthamoeba polyphaga (Lentille virus)
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