Tailed giant Tupanvirus possesses the most complete translational apparatus of the known virosphere
Giant viruses are the largest viruses of the known virosphere and their genetic analysis can provide insights into virus evolution. Here, the authors discover Tupanvirus, a unique giant virus that has an unusually long tail and contains the largest translational apparatus of the known virosphere.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Jônatas Abrahão,
Lorena Silva,
Ludmila Santos Silva,
Jacques Yaacoub Bou Khalil,
Rodrigo Rodrigues,
Thalita Arantes,
Felipe Assis,
Paulo Boratto,
Miguel Andrade,
Erna Geessien Kroon,
Bergmann Ribeiro,
Ivan Bergier,
Herve Seligmann,
Eric Ghigo,
Philippe Colson,
Anthony Levasseur,
Guido Kroemer,
Didier Raoult,
Bernard La Scola |
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| Format: | Article
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| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03168-1
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