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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap Velos, instrument model
ORGANISM(S): Unidentified
SUBMITTER: Yohann Couté
PROVIDER: PXD000213 | Pride | 2013-07-19
REPOSITORIES: Pride
Philippe Nadège N Legendre Matthieu M Doutre Gabriel G Couté Yohann Y Poirot Olivier O Lescot Magali M Arslan Defne D Seltzer Virginie V Bertaux Lionel L Bruley Christophe C Garin Jérome J Claverie Jean-Michel JM Abergel Chantal C
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20130701 6143
Ten years ago, the discovery of Mimivirus, a virus infecting Acanthamoeba, initiated a reappraisal of the upper limits of the viral world, both in terms of particle size (>0.7 micrometers) and genome complexity (>1000 genes), dimensions typical of parasitic bacteria. The diversity of these giant viruses (the Megaviridae) was assessed by sampling a variety of aquatic environments and their associated sediments worldwide. We report the isolation of two giant viruses, one off the coast of central C ...[more]