Mimivirus-infected Acanthamoeba cell, visualized under a light microscope (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

Mimivirus-infected Acanthamoeba cell, visualized under a light microscope

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A single Acanthamoeba cell (top) is shown in these screenshots from a video. The diagram below depicts the viral infection process—the large green circle indicates Acanthamoeba cell membranes and the small orange circles represent Mimivirus particles.

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Masaharu Takemura from the Tokyo University of Science, Japan

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