Electron micrograph of a Mimivirus-infected amoeba
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Electron micrograph of a Mimivirus-infected amoeba
This transmission electron micrograph shows Mimivirus particles within a cell of the amoeba Acanthamoeba polyphaga. New viral particles form within the viral factory. MV: Mimivirus virions; N: nucleus; VF: viral factory.
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Mimivirus is the largest and most complex virus known. Is it an evolutionary bridge between nonliving viruses and living organisms, or is it just an anomaly?
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