Mimicin, an antimicrobial protein encoded by mimivirus
Juliana Miranda Tatara, Hymonti Dey, Nisha Goyal, Ana Karoline da Nóbrega Nunes Alves, Lara Ambrosio Leal Dutra, Abdeali M. Jivaji, Hans‐Matti Blencke, Tor Haug, Frank O. Aylward, Jônatas Santos Abrahão, Matthias Horn, Gabriel Magno de Freitas Almeida
The paper identifies Mimicin, an antimicrobial protein from mimiviruses, showing broad in vitro activity against bacteria, yeast, and phages but not other viruses or human cells.
bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology