Table 1.

Distribution of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases encoded by mimivirus from group A to group C, besides Br-mimiC isolates.

	Mimivirus strains
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase	Mimivirus A	Mimivirus B	MCHV	Br.mimi C
Tyrosyl	V	V	V	V
Cysteinyl	V	V	V	V
Methionyl	V	V	V	V
Arginyl	V	V	V	V
Isoleucyl	X	V	V	V
Asparaginyl	X	X	V	V
Tryptophanyl	X	X	V	V

MCHV, Megavirus chilensis; V, presence; X, absence.