Clandestinovirus: a giant virus with chromatin proteins and a potential to manipulate the cell cycle of its host Vermamoeba vermiformis. Clandestinovirus: a giant virus with chromatin proteins and a potential to manipulate the cell cycle of its host Vermamoeba vermiformis

Here, we report the isolation and description of a giant virus named “clandestinovirus”, cultivated on the amoebal host Vermamoeba vermiformis.