Mavirus
| Cafeteriavirus-dependent mavirus | |
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| The virophage Mavirus (lower left) with its associated giant virus CroV [1] | |
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae |
| Phylum: | Preplasmiviricota |
| Class: | Maveriviricetes |
| Order: | Priklausovirales |
| Family: | Lavidaviridae |
| Genus: | Mavirus |
| Species: | Cafeteriavirus-dependent mavirus
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Mavirus is a genus of
CroV virus (Cafeteria roenbergensis).[2] The genus contains only one species, Cafeteriavirus-dependent mavirus. Mavirus can integrate into the genome of cells of C. roenbergensis, and thereby confer immunity to the population [3]
The name is derived from Maverick virus.
The virophage was discovered by Matthias G. Fischer of the University of British Columbia while he was working on Cafeteria roenbergensis virus as part of his PhD.
Virology
The genome is 19,063 bases long and encodes 20 predicted coding sequences. Seven have homology to the Maverick/
transposons.[2]
The genome encodes a retroviral integrase, an adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase), a cysteine protease and a protein primed DNA polymerase B.[citation needed]
Classification
Mavirus is a genus in the family Lavidaviridae, which has been established by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses in 2016.[4]
References
- doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1007592..
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