@article{PAR00014817,
  title = {{T}he role of giant viruses of amoebas in humans},
  author = {{C}olson, {P}. and {A}herfi, {S}. and {L}a {S}cola, {B}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ince 2003, dozens of giant viruses that infect amoebas ({GVA}), including mimiviruses and marseilleviruses, have been discovered. {T}hese giants appear to be common in our biosphere. {F}rom the onset, their presence and possible pathogenic role in humans have been serendipitously observed or investigated using a broad range of technological approaches, including culture, electron microscopy, serology and various techniques based on molecular biology. {T}he link between amoeba! mimiviruses and pneumonia has been the most documented, with findings that fulfill several of the criteria considered as proof of viral disease causation. {R}egarding marseilleviruses, they have been mostly described in asymptomatic persons, and in a lymph node adenitis. {T}he presence and impact of {GVA} in humans undoubtedly deserve further investigation in medicine.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}urrent {O}pinion in {M}icrobiology},
  volume = {31},
  numero = {},
  pages = {199--208},
  ISSN = {1369-5274},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.mib.2016.04.012},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00014817},
}