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Diversity of virophages in metagenomic data sets.
Journal of virology - 1 Apr 2013
Zhou Jinglie, Zhang Weijia, Yan Shuling, Xiao Jinzhou, Zhang Yuanyuan, Li Bailin, Pan Yingjie, Wang Yongjie
Abstract excerpt
Virophages, e.g., Sputnik, Mavirus, and Organic Lake virophage (OLV), are unusual parasites of giant double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) viruses, yet little is known about their diversity. Here, we describe the global distribution, abundance, and genetic diversity of virophages based on analyzing and map...
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