In February 2020, a new amoebic virus named "Yaravirus" was found in the waters of Lake Pampulha, with genes that had never been seen before in any life-form and may be a member of or at least related to NCLDV giant viruses (aka Nucleocyroviricota).
In February 2020, a new amoeba-infecting virus called "Yaravirus" was found in Lake Pampulha. This virus has genetic material that is entirely novel and may be related to the NCLDV giant viruses (also known as Nucleocyroviricota).