Novel virophages discovered in a freshwater lake in China

Novel virophages discovered in a freshwater lake in China

Virophages are small double-stranded DNA viruses that are parasites of giant DNA viruses that infect unicellular eukaryotes. Here we identify a novel group of virophages, named Dishui Lake virophages (DSLVs) that were discovered in Dishui Lake (DSL): an artificial freshwater lake in Shanghai, China....

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Main Authors: Chaowen eGong, Weijia eZhang, Xuewen eZhou, Hongming eWang, Guowei eSun, Jinzhou eXiao, Yingjie ePan, Shuling eYan, Yongjie eWang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Genome
Metagenomics
diversity
virophage
Freshwater lake
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00005/full

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