Megavirus facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Megavirus |
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| Virus classification | |
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Group I (dsDNA)
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Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses
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Megaviridae
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Megavirus
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Megavirus chilensis |
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Megavirus is a virus with a single identified species, Megavirus chilensis (MGVC). It is phylogenetically related to or Mimivirus (APMV).
MGVC is usually referred to as just “Megavirus”. Until the discovery of pandoraviruses in 2013 it had the largest capsid diameter of all known viruses, and the largest and most complex genome among all known viruses.
See also
In Spanish: Megavirus chilensis para niños
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