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Reclassification of giant viruses composing a fourth domain of life in the new order Megavirales.
Intervirology. 2012; 55(5):321-32.I

Abstract

Interest in giant viruses has risen sharply since 2003, following the discovery of the Mimivirus and four other protist-infecting giant viruses that are linked to the nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDVs). Despite considerable heterogeneity in hosts and genome sizes, the NCLDVs have been shown to be monophyletic based on analyses of their sequences and gene repertoires and recent studies have proposed that these viruses share a common ancient ancestor and compose a fourth domain of life. In addition, several characteristics of these giant viruses contradict or do not match the criteria used for the canonical definition of viruses, and the NCLDV denomination is not completely appropriate. We propose here to define a new viral order named Megavirales.

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Colson P
Aix-Marseille Université, Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes, Marseille, France.
de Lamballerie X
No affiliation info available
Fournous G
No affiliation info available
Raoult D
No affiliation info available

MeSH

DNA, ViralMimiviridaePhylogenyTerminology as Topic

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22508375

Citation

Colson, Philippe, et al. "Reclassification of Giant Viruses Composing a Fourth Domain of Life in the New Order Megavirales." Intervirology, vol. 55, no. 5, 2012, pp. 321-32.
Colson P, de Lamballerie X, Fournous G, et al. Reclassification of giant viruses composing a fourth domain of life in the new order Megavirales. Intervirology. 2012;55(5):321-32.
Colson, P., de Lamballerie, X., Fournous, G., & Raoult, D. (2012). Reclassification of giant viruses composing a fourth domain of life in the new order Megavirales. Intervirology, 55(5), 321-32. https://doi.org/10.1159/000336562
Colson P, et al. Reclassification of Giant Viruses Composing a Fourth Domain of Life in the New Order Megavirales. Intervirology. 2012;55(5):321-32. PubMed PMID: 22508375.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Reclassification of giant viruses composing a fourth domain of life in the new order Megavirales. AU - Colson,Philippe, AU - de Lamballerie,Xavier, AU - Fournous,Ghislain, AU - Raoult,Didier, Y1 - 2012/04/14/ PY - 2012/4/18/entrez PY - 2012/4/18/pubmed PY - 2012/9/13/medline SP - 321 EP - 32 JF - Intervirology JO - Intervirology VL - 55 IS - 5 N2 - Interest in giant viruses has risen sharply since 2003, following the discovery of the Mimivirus and four other protist-infecting giant viruses that are linked to the nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDVs). Despite considerable heterogeneity in hosts and genome sizes, the NCLDVs have been shown to be monophyletic based on analyses of their sequences and gene repertoires and recent studies have proposed that these viruses share a common ancient ancestor and compose a fourth domain of life. In addition, several characteristics of these giant viruses contradict or do not match the criteria used for the canonical definition of viruses, and the NCLDV denomination is not completely appropriate. We propose here to define a new viral order named Megavirales. SN - 1423-0100 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/22508375/Reclassification_of_giant_viruses_composing_a_fourth_domain_of_life_in_the_new_order_Megavirales_ L2 - https://www.karger.com?DOI=10.1159/000336562 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -