Figure 3
From: Samba virus: a novel mimivirus from a giant rain forest, the Brazilian Amazon
SMBV replication cycle. Replication of SMBV in A. castellanii observed by transmission electronic microcopy. A) SMBV enters amoebae by phagocytosis and remains within the phagosome; B) Giant viral factories are present within the amoebal cytoplasm; C) Morphology of SMBV near the viral factory: early morphogenesis (red arrows), intermediate morphogenesis (green arrows) and late morphogenesis (blue arrows). * = Viral seed; M = mitochondria, VF= Viral factory.