• Marine mimivirus relatives are probably large algal viruses 

      Monier, Adam; Borggaard Larsen, Jens; Sandaa, Ruth-Anne; Bratbak, Gunnar; Claverie, Jean-Michel; Ogata, Hiroyuki (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-01-23)
      Background Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus is the largest known ds-DNA virus and its 1.2 Mb-genome sequence has revealed many unique features. Mimivirus occupies an independent lineage among eukaryotic viruses and its ...