Pandoraviruses: Amoeba Viruses with Genomes Up to 2.5 Mb Reaching That of Parasitic Eukaryotes
Pandoraviruses: Amoeba Viruses with Genomes Up to 2.5 Mb Reaching That of Parasitic Eukaryotes
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United States: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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United States: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Ten years ago, the discovery of Mimivirus, a virus infecting Acanthamoeba, initiated a reappraisal of the upper limits of the viral world, both in terms of particle size (>0.7 micrometers) and genome complexity (>1000 genes), dimensions typical of parasitic bacteria. The diversity of these giant viruses (the Megaviridae) was assessed by sampling a...
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Pandoraviruses: Amoeba Viruses with Genomes Up to 2.5 Mb Reaching That of Parasitic Eukaryotes
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TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_DiVA_org_uu_206441
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_DiVA_org_uu_206441
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0036-8075,1095-9203
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.1239181
