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Mimivirus

Comparison Of The Size Of A Mimivirus 400 Nm With The One Of A Bacterium Escherichia Coli, 300Nm And Of A Virus Vih, 80 100 Nm With Average Dimensions. Mimivirus Is A Giant Virus Isolated In 2003 In The Ameba Acanthamoeba Polyphaga, And Considered Until Then As The Largest Existing Virus Capsid Of 400 Nm Of Diameter, That Is Bigger Than Certain Bacteria And Visible In Optical Microscopy, Which Explains Its Name Of Mimivirus Mimicking Microbe Virus. In 2008, The Mamavirus Was Discovered ; Related To Mimivirus, It Is Slightly Larger. (Photo By BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images)
Comparison Of The Size Of A Mimivirus 400 Nm With The One Of A Bacterium Escherichia Coli, 300Nm And Of A Virus Vih, 80 100 Nm With Average Dimensions. Mimivirus Is A Giant Virus Isolated In 2003 In The Ameba Acanthamoeba Polyphaga, And Considered Until Then As The Largest Existing Virus Capsid Of 400 Nm Of Diameter, That Is Bigger Than Certain Bacteria And Visible In Optical Microscopy, Which Explains Its Name Of Mimivirus Mimicking Microbe Virus. In 2008, The Mamavirus Was Discovered ; Related To Mimivirus, It Is Slightly Larger. (Photo By BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images)
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