Characteristics of Giant Viruses: Achantamoeba polyphaga Mimivirus, Pandoravirus and Tupanvirus: A Review of the Literature

Maya Amini Sukma; Tsabitna Amalia Ihsania; Cahya Arsya Luthfi

doi:10.63142/ijeti.v1i1.241

Authors

Maya Amini Sukma Universitas Muhammadiyah Bandung Author
Tsabitna Amalia Ihsania Universitas Muhammadiyah Bandung Author
Cahya Arsya Luthfi Universitas Muhammadiyah Bandung Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63142/ijeti.v1i1.241

Keywords:

Giant Virus, Mimivirus, Pandoravirus, Tupanvirus

Abstract

'Giant viruses' are viruses that have a genome of >200,000 bp and have been shown to infect eukaryotic organisms such as algae and protists. Giant viruses viruses have unique characteristics in addition to being very large in size, these viruses have a complex genome structure so that they are able to reproduce independently in the host cell. independently in the host cell. Some of these viruses are Achantamoeba polyphaga Mimivirus, Pandoravirus and Tupanvirus. This review aims to summarize the research that has been done on the giant viruses that have been have been discovered. Methods used in writing this article were analyzed through searches on scientific databases such as PubMed, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar.

Author Biographies

Maya Amini Sukma, Universitas Muhammadiyah Bandung

Universitas Muhammadiyah Bandung
Tsabitna Amalia Ihsania, Universitas Muhammadiyah Bandung

Universitas Muhammadiyah Bandung
Cahya Arsya Luthfi, Universitas Muhammadiyah Bandung

Universitas Muhammadiyah Bandung

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