Genetic and ultrastructural characterization of Cafeteria roenbergensis virus and its virophage Mavirus

Giant viruses infecting unicellular eukaryotes have genomes that overlap in size and coding content with the smallest cellular life forms, thereby blurring the boundary between what is considered living and non-living. Due to their recent discovery, little is known about the biology and host range o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fischer, Matthias Gunther
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32156