Q: What is the largest known virus?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

The largest known virus, called mimivirus, is so large that scientists first mistook it for a bacterium. It was first discovered in amoeba, in 1992, and was identified as a virus in 2003. Scientists believe that mimivirus may cause certain types of pneumonia in humans. The core contains DNA, with the majority of the DNA in genes, and only 10% DNA of unknown function ("junk" DNA).

 Choices:

- polyomavirus

- influenza virus

- pneumonia virus

- mimivirus


A:
mimivirus