Schrödinger’s Cheshire Cat: Are Haploid Emiliania huxleyi Cells Resistant to Viral Infection or Not?

Emiliania huxleyi is the main calcite producer on Earth and is routinely infected by a virus (EhV); a double stranded DNA (dsDNA) virus belonging to the family Phycodnaviridae. E. huxleyi exhibits a haplodiploid life cycle; the calcified diploid stage is non-motile and forms extensive blooms. The ha...

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Main Authors: Gideon J. Mordecai, Frederic Verret, Andrea Highfield, Declan C. Schroeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/9/3/51