Satellite virus: infection requires host cell to be co-infected with Mimivirus
VIRION
Non-enveloped, capsid of 50 nm in diameter with a icosahedral pseudo T=27 symmetry 
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GENOME
Circular, dsDNA genome of of 17.2-18.3 kb. Encodes for 20-21 ORF.
GENE EXPRESSION
Undocumented
REPLICATION
Undocumented