Remarkable sequence similarity between the dinoflagellate-infecting marine girus and the terrestrial pathogen African swine fever virus

<p>Abstract</p> <p><it>Heterocapsa circularisquama </it>DNA virus (HcDNAV; previously designated as HcV) is a giant virus (girus) with a ~356-kbp double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) genome. HcDNAV lytically infects the bivalve-killing marine dinoflagellate <it>H. circular...

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Main Authors: Claverie Jean-Michel, Shirai Yoko, Nakayama Natsuko, Tomaru Yuji, Toyoda Kensuke, Ogata Hiroyuki, Nagasaki Keizo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/6/1/178