Open AccessFirst Isolation of Mimivirus in a Patient With Pneumonia
Author(s) -
Hanene Saadi,
Isabelle Pagnier,
Philippe Colson,
J. Chérif,
Majed Beji,
Mondher Boughalmi,
Saı̈d Azza,
Nicholas Armstrong,
Catherine Robert,
Ghislain Fournous,
Bernard La Scola,
Didier Raoult
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit354
Subject(s) - pneumonia , medicine , isolation (microbiology) , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Mimiviridae Mimivirus, including the largest known viruses, multiply in amoebae. Mimiviruses have been linked to pneumonia, but they have never been isolated from patients. To further understand the pathogenic role of these viruses, we aimed to isolate them from a patient presenting with pneumonia.
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