Meaning of Medusavirus | Babel Free
Definitions
- An informal genus of the informal family Medusaviridae, large DNA viruses that infect amoeba.
- A giant virus infecting amoebae causing them to shrivel and harden.
Examples
“The newest giant virus is Medusavirus, so named because of the way it infects amoebas, single-celled organisms that commonly live in water.”
“Many of the NCLDVs, including the phycodnavirus Paramecium bursaria Chlorella virus (PBCV-1), the iridovirus Chilo iridescent virus (CIV), the mimivirus Cafeteria roenbergensis virus (CroV), or the giant amoeba-infecting Faustovirus, Pacmanvirus, and Medusavirus, present large icosahedral capsids composed of trimers of a MCP that displays a double jelly-roll fold.”
“Furthermore, we identified 5 A. triangularis homologous sequences shared with Medusavirus, a giant virus that replicates on Acanthamoeba castellanii, which was isolated from hot spring water.”
“Here, we report the novel features of medusavirus, a large DNA virus newly isolated from hot spring water in Japan.”
“On the other hand, medusavirus-infected amoeba cells show moderately decreased cell motility later than those of mimivirus-infected cells and change the cells to a cyst-like formation.”
“MGVL27, medusaviruses, sylvanviruses and MGVL24 represented the viral lineages with the highest genome novelty...”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.