Evidence of the megavirome in humans. [J Clin Virol. 2013] –
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We serendipitously detected Mimivirus- and Marseillevirus-like sequences while using a new metagenomic approach targeting bacterial DNA that subsequently led to the isolation of a new member of the family Marseilleviridae, named Senegalvirus, from human stools. This discovery demonstrates the possibility of the presence of giant viruses of amoebae in humans. In addition, we detected sequences related to Megavirales members in several human metagenomes, which adds to previous findings by several groups.
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