What is Pandoravirus?
Q: What is Pandoravirus?
A: Pandoravirus is a genus of very large viruses.
Q: What is the size of the genome of Pandoravirus?
A: The genome of Pandoravirus is 1.9 to 2.5 megabases of DNA, which is twice as large as that of Megavirus.
Q: What type of cells does Pandoravirus infect?
A: Pandoravirus infects amoebas.
Q: How does the genome of Pandoravirus differ from other large viruses?
A: The genome of Pandoravirus differs greatly from other large viruses in appearance and genome structure.
Q: What percentage of Pandoravirus genes are not known from any other microbes?
A: About 93% of Pandoravirus genes are not known from any other microbes.
Q: What is the proposed "fourth domain" that some scientists suggested Pandoravirus belongs to?
A: The proposed "fourth domain" that some scientists suggested Pandoravirus belongs to is aside from Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukaryotes.
Q: Are viruses considered to be within the three domains of life?
A: Viruses as a whole are not considered to be within the three domains of life.
