TRIBUN-TIMUR.COM – A virus with a giant size –because it’s unusual, found at a depth of 11,000 meters above sea level.
The news of the discovery of the giant virus was reported by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) Monday (26/7/21), many myths about giant creatures that live in the depths of the ocean.
Gradually began to be disproved, because the challenges to live in the depths of the oceans are enormous.
However, a research team in Shanghai found multiple viruses from the mimivirus family (mimicking viruses), in sediments taken 11,000 meters in Challenger Abyss.
The deepest place in the Pacific Ocean at the southern end of the Mariana Trench.
Previous attempts to sample virus from Challenger Abyss failed due to technical difficulties.
However, five years ago, a Chinese ship found samples with enough material for a team in Shanghai to sequence the genomes of 15 different viruses and more than 100 other microorganisms.
Although unable to revive any strain of virus, the researchers were able to grow more than 2,000 types of microorganisms in a high-pressure laboratory environment.
According to a research report published this month in the journal Genome Biology.
“Complete biosphere structure and functional exploration of microbial communities in Challenger Abyss in the Mariana Trench,
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