Microviridae goes temperate: microvirus-related proviruses reside in the genomes of Bacteroidetes.

The Microviridae comprises icosahedral lytic viruses with circular single-stranded DNA genomes. The family is divided into two distinct groups based on genome characteristics and virion structure. Viruses infecting enterobacteria belong to the genus Microvirus, whereas those infecting obligate paras...

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Main Authors: Mart Krupovic, Patrick Forterre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21572966/pdf/?tool=EBI