Pithovirus sibericum

Scientific NamePithovirus sibericum [TAX:1450746]
LineageViruses; unclassified viruses; unclassified DNA viruses; unclassified dsDNA viruses; Pithoviruses; Pithovirus
Baltimore GroupI: dsDNA
Genome TypeNon-segmented
RefSeq
Pithovirus sibericum isolate P1084-T, complete genome.
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Known hosts (1)
Scientific Name Acanthamoeba castellanii [TAX:5755]
LineageEukaryota; Amoebozoa; Discosea; Longamoebia; Centramoebida; Acanthamoebidae; Acanthamoeba
Evidence RefSeq
Evidence NCBI Virus
Evidence Literature
   Reference PMID: 24591590
      Authors Legendre M, Bartoli J, Shmakova L, Jeudy S, Labadie K, Adrait A, Lescot M, Poirot O, Bertaux L, Bruley C, Couté Y, Rivkina E, Abergel C, Claverie JM
      Title Thirty-thousand-year-old distant relative of giant icosahedral DNA viruses with a pandoravirus morphology.
      Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Mar 18;111(11):4274-9.