Diversity of dsDNA Viruses in a South African Hot Spring Assessed by Metagenomics and Microscopy

The current view of virus diversity in terrestrial hot springs is limited to a few sampling sites. To expand our current understanding of hot spring viral community diversity, this study aimed to investigate the first African hot spring (Brandvlei hot spring; 60 °C, pH 5.7) by means of electron micr...

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Main Authors: Olivier Zablocki, Leonardo Joaquim van Zyl, Bronwyn Kirby, Marla Trindade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/9/11/348