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| Feature | Description | |---------|-------------| | | A hybrid nanovirus‑bacterial symbiont that can toggle between a dormant nanoscopic state (≈20 nm) and an active, filamentous bacterial form (≈2 µm). | | Genome | A 12‑kilobase circular DNA strand wrapped around a synthetic protein shell, capable of rapid mutation via built‑in “hyper‑recombination” modules. | | Reservoir | Primarily deep‑sea hydrothermal vents on the exoplanet Rhea‑9 , but it can survive in cryogenic ice and in the guts of certain extremophile crustaceans. | | Incubation period | 12–48 hours in a host, with an asymptomatic “stealth” phase where the nanovirus hides inside extracellular vesicles. | | Symptoms | Early: mild fever, photophobia. Late: bioluminescent skin patches, uncontrolled electrical discharges, and the ability to “infect” electronic devices (see Transmission). |