Analysis of Double-Stranded RNA from Microbial Communities Identifies Double-Stranded RNA Virus-like Elements

Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) can function as genetic information and may have served as genomic material before the existence of DNA-based life. By developing a method to purify dsRNA, we have investigated the diversity of dsRNA in microbial populations. We detect large dsRNAs in multiple microbial p...

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Main Authors: Carolyn J. Decker, Roy Parker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124714002460