Pithovirus sibericum, a new bona fide member of the Fourth TRUC club

Pithovirus sibericum, a new bona fide member of the Fourth TRUC club

Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses, or representatives of the proposed order Megavirales, include giant viruses of Acanthamoeba that were discovered over the last 12 years and are bona fide microbes. Phylogenies based on a few genes conserved amongst these megaviruses and shared by microbes classif...

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Main Authors: Vikas eSharma, Philippe eColson, Olivier eChabrol, Pierre ePontarotti, Didier eRaoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
phylogeny
giant virus
Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses
Megavirales
domains of life
Informational genes
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00722/full

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