Another Really, Really Big Virus
Viruses with genomes larger than 300 kb and up to 1.2 Mb, which encode hundreds of proteins, are being discovered and characterized with increasing frequency. Most, but not all, of these large viruses (often referred to as giruses) infect protists that live in aqueous environments. Bioinformatic ana...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-01-01
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Series: | Viruses |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/3/1/32/ |