Kaumoebavirus, a New Virus That Clusters with Faustoviruses and Asfarviridae
In this study, we report the isolation of a new giant virus found in sewage water from the southern area of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), with morphological and genomic resemblance to Faustoviruses. This new giant virus, named Kaumoebavirus, was obtained from co-culture with Vermamoeba vermiformis, an amoe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-10-01
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Series: | Viruses |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/8/11/278 |