Breaking the 1000-gene barrier for Mimivirus using ultra-deep genome and transcriptome sequencing

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mimivirus, a giant dsDNA virus infecting <it>Acanthamoeba</it>, is the prototype of the mimiviridae family, the latest addition to the family of the nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDVs). Its 1.2 Mb-genome was init...

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Main Authors: Claverie Jean-Michel, Abergel Chantal, Rico Alain, Santini Sébastien, Legendre Matthieu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/99