GIANT VIRUSES: ORIGIN, SPREADING, TAXONOMICAL, STRUCTURAL-MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR-BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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The brief review is devoted to description of the discovery of giant viruses belonging to the families of Mimiviridae and Marseilleviridae, as well as unassigned genera Pithoviruses, Pandoravirus, and Molliviruses. The review presents issues of their origin, evolution, and molecular-biological characteristics.

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D. K. Lvov

National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after the honorary academician N.F. Gamaleya

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T. E. Sizikova

48 Central Scientific Research Institute

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V. N. Lebedev

48 Central Scientific Research Institute

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S. V. Borisevich

48 Central Scientific Research Institute

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Russian Federation

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