Novel Protocol for Estimating Viruses Specifically Infecting the Marine Planktonic Diatoms

Since their discovery, at least 15 diatom viruses have been isolated and characterised using a culture method with two cycles of extinction dilution. However, the method is time consuming and laborious, and it isolates only the most dominant virus in a water sample. Recent studies have suggested int...

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Main Authors: Yuji Tomaru, Kei Kimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/6/225