A Giant Virus in Amoebae

During a study following a pneumonia outbreak in 1992, a microorganism growing in amoebae and resembling a small Gram-positive coccus was isolated from the water of a cooling tower in Bradford England. Study of the particle revealed a viral morphology with mature particles of 400 nm in diameter and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2003-03, Vol.299 (5615), p.2033-2033
Hauptverfasser:	La Scola, Bernard, Audic, Stéphane, Robert, Catherine, Jungang, Liang, de Lamballerie, Xavier, Drancourt, Michel, Birtles, Richard, Claverie, Jean-Michel, Raoult, Didier
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acanthamoeba - virology Animals Bacterial pneumonia Biological and medical sciences Brevia Coding DNA DNA Viruses - classification DNA Viruses - isolation & purification DNA Viruses - physiology DNA Viruses - ultrastructure DNA, Circular - genetics DNA, Viral - genetics Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Genetics Genome, Viral Genomes Microbiology Microorganisms Mimiviridae Open Reading Frames Phycodnaviridae Phylogeny Pneumonia Taxonomy Viral Proteins - analysis Viral Proteins - genetics Virology Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	During a study following a pneumonia outbreak in 1992, a microorganism growing in amoebae and resembling a small Gram-positive coccus was isolated from the water of a cooling tower in Bradford England. Study of the particle revealed a viral morphology with mature particles of 400 nm in diameter and surrounded by an isosahedral capsid.
ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.1081867