Genome Sequences of Two New Pandoravirus Strains Isolated from Brazil and France

Djamal Brahim Belhaouari (1) , Sihem Hannat (1, 2) , Rodrigo Rodrigues (3) , Sarah Aherfi (1) , Bernard La Scola (1, 2) , Julien Andreani (1)

1 MEPHI - Microbes évolution phylogénie et infections
2 IHU Marseille - Institut Hospitalier Universitaire Méditerranée Infection
3 CEFITEC - Centro de Física e Investigação Tecnológica [Lisboa]

Pandoraviruses are giant viruses of amoebas with a wide range of genome sizes (1.5 to 2.5 Mbp) and 1-μm ovoid viral particles. Here, we report the isolation, genome sequencing, and annotation of two new strains from the proposed family Pandoraviridae: Pandoravirus belohorizontensis and Pandoravirus aubagnensis.

Domaines: Bactériologie; Virologie; Parasitologie; Cardiologie et système cardiovasculaire; Maladies émergentes; Maladies infectieuses

Djamal Brahim Belhaouari, Sihem Hannat, Rodrigo Rodrigues, Sarah Aherfi, Bernard La Scola, et al.. Genome Sequences of Two New Pandoravirus Strains Isolated from Brazil and France. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2022, 11 (7), ⟨10.1128/mra.00131-22⟩. ⟨hal-03823778⟩