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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Main Authors: Zhenqi Wu, Ting Chu, Yijian Sheng, Yongxin Yu, Yongjie Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/7/1582