Variation in the Genetic Repertoire of Viruses Infecting Micromonas pusilla Reflects Horizontal Gene Transfer and Links to Their Environmental Distribution

Variation in the Genetic Repertoire of Viruses Infecting Micromonas pusilla Reflects Horizontal Gene Transfer and Links to Their Environmental Distribution

Prasinophytes, a group of eukaryotic phytoplankton, has a global distribution and is infected by large double-stranded DNA viruses (prasinoviruses) in the family Phycodnaviridae. This study examines the genetic repertoire, phylogeny, and environmental distribution of phycodnaviruses infecting Microm...

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Main Authors: Jan F. Finke, Danielle M. Winget, Amy M. Chan, Curtis A. Suttle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
prasinophytes
Phycodnaviridae
core-genome
pan-genome
horizontal gene transfer
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/9/5/116

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