First Isolation of a Giant Virus from Wild Hirudo medicinalis Leech: Mimiviridae isolation in Hirudo medicinalis

First Isolation of a Giant Virus from Wild Hirudo medicinalis Leech: Mimiviridae isolation in Hirudo medicinalis

Giant viruses and amoebae are common in freshwater, where they can coexist with other living multicellular organisms. We screened leeches from the species Hirudo medicinalis for giant viruses. We analyzed five H. medicinalis obtained from Tunisia (3) and France (2). The leeches were decontaminated a...

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Main Authors: Mondher Boughalmi, Isabelle Pagnier, Sarah Aherfi, Philippe Colson, Didier Raoult, Bernard La Scola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-11-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Giant virus
Marseilleviridae
Mimiviridae
Megaviridae
Hirudo medicinalis
Hirudovirus
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/5/12/2920

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