Findings reveal clues to functioning of mysterious 'mimivirus'
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 20:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have discovered the structure of a key protein on the surface of an unusually large virus called the mimivirus, aiding efforts to determine its hosts and unknown functions. The mimivirus was initially thought to be a bacterium because it is much larger than most viruses. It was isolated by French scientists in 1992 but wasn't confirmed to be a virus until 2003.