Giant virus vs amoeba: fight for supremacy

Giant virus vs amoeba: fight for supremacy

Abstract Since the discovery of mimivirus, numerous giant viruses associated with free-living amoebae have been described. The genome of giant viruses can be more than 2.5 megabases, and virus particles can exceed the size of many bacteria. The unexpected characteristics of these viruses have made t...

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Main Authors: Graziele Oliveira, Bernard La Scola, Jônatas Abrahão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Virology Journal
Subjects:
Giant virus–host interactions
Marseillevirus
Giant vesicles
Mimivirus
Cheshire cat
Tupanvirus dissemination
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-019-1244-3

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