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Giant viruses, giant chimeras: The multiple evolutionary histories of Mimivirus genes

BACKGROUND: Although capable to evolve, viruses are generally considered non-living entities because they are acellular and devoid of metabolism. However, the recent publication of the genome sequence of the Mimivirus, a giant virus that parasitises amoebas, strengthened the idea that viruses should...

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Autores principales: Moreira, David, Brochier-Armanet, Céline
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2263039/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18205905
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-8-12