Unresolvable Taxon:1914302 (taxid:1914302)

Renamed sputniviroviridae (2025)

Satellite virus: infection requires host cell to be co-infected with Mimivirus

VIRION

Non-enveloped, capsid of 50 nm in diameter with a icosahedral T=27 symmetry .

GENOME

Circular, dsDNA genome of of 18.3 kb. Encodes for 21 ORF.

GENE EXPRESSION

Undocumented

ENZYMES

• Protease (Peptidase S74)
• Helicase

REPLICATION

Undocumented