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- noun biology A member of the Mamavirus genus of family Mimiviridae, even larger than a
mimivirus .
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According to virologist Eugene Koonin, a co-author of the findings of the study, the relationship between Sputnik and the mamavirus is a unique “host-parasite” pairing.
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When the giant mamavirus infects an amoeba, it uses its large array of genes to build a ‘viral factory’, a hub where new viral particles are made.
Boing Boing 2008
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The team found that cells co-infected with Sputnik produce fewer and often deformed mamavirus particles, making the virus less infective.
Boing Boing 2008
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The size of this latest mimivirus is unprecedented, prompting researchers to name it a mamavirus.
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And Sputnik had a profound impact on the mamavirus.
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“The team found that cells co-infected with Sputnik produce fewer and often deformed mamavirus particles, making the virus less infective,” according to Nature News.
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