Medusavirus
Medusavirus is a large DNA virus isolated from a Japanese hot spring, among other places worldwide, and is notable for having complete set of histone related genes.[1] The virus can harden defenseless amoebas into stone-like cysts, but usually burst.[2] The possibility that evolutionary emergence of complex eukaryotic cells from simpler prokaroytic cells has been suggested.[3] The virus was named after Medusa, the Greek mythological monster whose gaze turned people to stone.[2]
| Medusavirus | |
|---|---|
Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | incertae sedis |
| Kingdom: | incertae sedis |
| Phylum: | incertae sedis |
| Class: | incertae sedis |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Medusaviridae |
| Genus: | Medusavirus |
References
- Yoshikawa, Genki; Blanc-Mathieu, Romain; Song, Chihong; Kayama, Yoko; Mochizuki, Tomohiro; Murata, Kazuyoshi; Ogata, Hiroyuki; Takemura, Masaharu (2019). "Medusavirus, a novel large DNA virus discovered from hot spring water" (PDF). Journal of Virology. 93 (8). doi:10.1128/JVI.02130-18. PMC 6450098. PMID 30728258. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- "The giant Medusavirus turns defenceless cells to 'stone'". Nature. 566 (7745): 429. 2019. Bibcode:2019Natur.566R.429.. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-00591-2.
- Tokyo University of Science (30 April 2019). "New giant virus may help scientists better understand the emergence of complex life - Large DNA virus that helps scientists understand the origins of DNA replication and the evolution of complex life". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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