Comparison of a Modern and Fossil Pithovirus Reveals Its Genetic Conservation and Evolution

Most theories on viral evolution are speculative and lack fossil comparison. Here, we isolated a modern Pithovirus-like virus from sewage samples. This giant virus, named Pithovirus massiliensis, was compared with its prehistoric counterpart, Pithovirus sibericum, found in Siberian permafrost. Our a...

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Autores principales: Levasseur, Anthony, Andreani, Julien, Delerce, Jeremy, Bou Khalil, Jacques, Robert, Catherine, La Scola, Bernard, Raoult, Didier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5010891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27389688
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evw153

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5010891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27389688
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evw153

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