| Theiavirus salishense | |
|---|---|
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| (A) shows a mature BsV virion. (B) shows a healthy Bodo saltans cell. (C) and (D) show a post-infection state, assembly, and maturation of the virus inside a Bodo saltans cell. | |
| Virus classification   | |
| (unranked): | Virus | 
| Realm: | Varidnaviria | 
| Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae | 
| Phylum: | Nucleocytoviricota | 
| Class: | Megaviricetes | 
| Order: | Imitervirales | 
| Family: | Mimiviridae | 
| Species: | Theiavirus salishense | 
Theiavirus salishense, the Bodo saltans virus is a giant virus of the Mimiviridae family that infects the protozoa Bodo saltans . [1] It has a genome of 1.39 megabases, one of the largest known viral genomes. [1]
