Marseilleviridae

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Classification

Viruses; Viridnavira; Bamfordviria; Nucleocytoviricota; megaviricetes; primascovirales [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]

Species

NCBI: [1]

Genus species

Description and Significance

Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.

largest microbe discovered, infect amoebae. the first one was isolated by culturing on amoebae from a water sample collected from a cooling tower in Paris, France it has a capsid of around 250nm, with a 10nm thick capsid shell. it is roughly icosahedral in shape and surrounded by 12nm long fibers with globular ends. they are most common in freshwater, however two were found in humans (symptom free) and one was found in dipteran

Genome Structure

Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?

Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.

Ecology and Pathogenesis

Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.

If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.

References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

Author

Page authored by Abbigail McArthur, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.