Life-cycle and genome of OtV5, a large DNA virus of the pelagic marine unicellular green alga Ostreococcus tauri.

Large DNA viruses are ubiquitous, infecting diverse organisms ranging from algae to man, and have probably evolved from an ancient common ancestor. In aquatic environments, such algal viruses control blooms and shape the evolution of biodiversity in phytoplankton, but little is known about their bio...

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Main Authors: Evelyne Derelle, Conchita Ferraz, Marie-Line Escande, Sophie Eychenié, Richard Cooke, Gwenaël Piganeau, Yves Desdevises, Laure Bellec, Hervé Moreau, Nigel Grimsley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18509524/pdf/?tool=EBI