Pithovirus, first described in a 2014 paper, is a genus of giant virus known from two species, Pithovirus sibericum, which infects amoebas[1][2] and Pithovirus massiliensis.[3] It is a DNA based virus and is a member of the nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses clade. The 2014 discovery was made when a viable specimen was found in a 30,000-year-old ice core harvested from permafrost in Siberia, Russia.
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Pithovirus, first described in a 2014 paper, is a genus of giant virus known from two species, Pithovirus sibericum, which infects amoebas and Pithovirus...
second largest in physical size of any known viral genus, behind only Pithovirus. Pandoraviruses have double stranded DNA genomes, with the largest genome...
fourth-largest virus, after the Megavirus chilensis, Pandoravirus and Pithovirus. Mimivirus has a capsid diameter of 400 nm. Protein filaments measuring...
this species. Also in 2014, two ~30,000 years old giant virus species, Pithovirus sibericum and Mollivirus sibericum, were discovered in the Siberian permafrost...
permafrost, where the team had previously found the unrelated giant virus Pithovirus sibericum. Mollivirus sibericum is a spherical DNA virus with a diameter...
of micro-organisms and infectious agents Agent Description Size (nm) Pithovirus largest known virus 1,500 nm Pandoravirus one of the largest known viruses...
marine virus Parvovirus – smallest known single stranded DNA viruses Pithovirus - largest virus by capsid length (approximately 1.5 micrometre) Pandoraviridae...
0912737107. PMC 2851855. PMID 20231474.. Racaniello, Vincent (4 March 2014). "Pithovirus: Bigger than Pandoravirus with a smaller genome". Virology Blog. Retrieved...
dates from these trees. Experiments to revive this cultivar are ongoing. Pithovirus sibericum: 30,000 year old giant virus Panagrolaimus kolymaensis: This...
Iridoviridae–Ascoviridae are closely related sister taxa in a clade. Pithovirus, Iridoviridae–Ascoviridae and Marseillevirus form a PIM or MAPI clade...
the inspiration for experiments that discovered a viable giant virus, Pithovirus sibericum, in 30,000-year-old Siberian permafrost; the virus infects amoebas...
Some of the largest virions like Megavirus chilensis, Pandoravirus, Pithovirus and mimivirus are comparable in size to miniature bacteria like T. whipplei...
the second largest known virus (~1 micrometer) in capsid length, after Pithovirus (1.5 micrometer). Pandoravirus has the largest viral genome known, containing...
extinct viruses from the DNA fossils have been reported. In addition, Pithovirus sibericum was revived from a 30,000-year-old ice core harvested from permafrost...
than bacteria (<200 nm) Nanobe – possible smallest lifeforms (20 nm) Pithovirus – largest known virus (1,500 nm) Pandoravirus – one of the largest known...
from biotic activity. 3 March – Scientists announce the discovery of pithovirus, the largest giant virus yet known, revived from a 30,000-year-old sample...
Whereas the biggest currently known viruses are Pithovirus, Mamavirus and Pandoravirus. Pithovirus is a flask-shaped virus 1500 nm long and 500 nm in...
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