vConTACT: an iVirus tool to classify double-stranded DNA viruses that infect Archaea and Bacteria
Taxonomic classification of archaeal and bacterial viruses is challenging, yet also fundamental for developing a predictive understanding of microbial ecosystems. Recent identification of hundreds of thousands of new viral genomes and genome fragments, whose hosts remain unknown, requires a paradigm...
Main Authors: | Benjamin Bolduc, Ho Bin Jang, Guilhem Doulcier, Zhi-Qiang You, Simon Roux, Matthew B. Sullivan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2017-05-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/3243.pdf |
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