Bodo saltans virus

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]

Bodo saltans cell 24 hr post-BsV infection showing degraded intracellular structures and a BsV virus factory (black arrow head).^[1]

Theiavirus salishense
(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