Diversity, Relationship, and Distribution of Virophages and Large Algal Viruses in Global Ocean Viromes
Virophages are a group of small double-stranded DNA viruses that replicate and proliferate with the help of the viral factory of large host viruses. They are widely distributed in aquatic environments but are more abundant in freshwater ecosystems. Here, we mined the Global Ocean Viromes 2.0 (GOV 2....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-07-01
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Series: | Viruses |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/7/1582 |