Marseilleviridae: Difference between revisions

Additional species has since been recognised.<ref name=Colson2012>Colson P, Pagnier I, Yoosuf N, Fournous G, La Scola B, Raoult D (2012) "Marseilleviridae", a new family of giant viruses infecting amoebae. Arch Virol</ref> The first member of this family recognised has been named Acanthamoeba polyphaga marseillevirus. A second member is Acanthamoeba castellanii lausannevirus. Two additional viruses have been isolated but have yet to be named. Another member of this family has been isolated from blood donors.<ref name=Popgeorgiev2013>Popgeorgiev N, Boyer M, Fancello L, Monteil S, Robert C, Rivet R, Nappez C, Azza S, Chiaroni J, Raoult D, Desnues C (2013) Giant Bloodblood Marseillevirus recovered from asymptomatic blood donors. J Infect Dis </ref> An isolate from insects - Insectomime virus - has also been reported.<ref name=Boughalmi2013>Boughalmi M, Pagnier I, Aherfi S, Colson P, Raoult D, La Scola B. First isolation of a Marseillevirus in the Diptera Syrphidae Eristalis tenax. Intervirology 56(6):386-394 doi: 10.1159/000354560 </ref>