454 Sequencing Study Unravels the Hidden Genomic Complexity of the Giant Mimivirus

01.04.2010 - 15:06 Uhr - A study published online today in the journal Genome Research offers surprising new clues into the genomic complexity of the giant Mimivirus, the largest known virus in the world. Previous studies have shown that unlike most viruses, the Mimivirus has more genes than many bacteria and performs functions that normally occur only in cellular organisms. The results of the most recent study, led by a team from the Structural and Genomic Information Laboratory at the Mediterranean Institute of Microbiology in Marseille, France, suggest that the Mimivirus is even more complex than previously thought....