Tag Archive for 'Mimivirus'

Mollivirus sibericum particle at a late assembly stage. The particle is crowned with several fuzzy rings, and different tegument layers are visible. Image credit: Matthieu Legendre et al.

Mollivirus sibericum: Scientists Discover New Giant Virus

Sep 9, 2015 by News Staff

The saga of giant Acanthamoeba-infecting viruses started in 2003 with the discovery of Mimivirus. Two additional types of giant viruses have been discovered...

Top: 3D reconstruction of a Mimivirus virion; the blue regions represent the areas of highest density. Bottom: computerized rendering shows a cutaway view of a collection of about 200 X-ray patterns; the images were combined to produce a 3D rendering of the Mimivirus particle. Image credit: Uppsala University.

X-ray Laser Sees Giant Mimivirus in 3D

Mar 4, 2015 by News Staff

Researchers using the Stanford University’s Linac Coherent Light Source – the world’s first hard X-ray free-electron laser and one of only...