Mimivirus and Mimiviridae: Giant viruses with an increasing number of potential hosts, including corals and sponges

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 172-180

  Claverie, Jean Michel ^a   Grzela, Renata ^a   Lartigue, Audrey ^a   Bernadac, Alain ^a   Nitsche, Serge ^b   Vacelet, Jean ^c   Ogata, Hiroyuki ^a   Abergel, Chantal ^a  

^a CNRS and Aix Marseille University   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

Coral; Mimiviridae; Mimivirus; Nucleocytoplasmic Large DNA virus; Sponge

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; DNA VIRUS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPONGE (PORIFERA); VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; DNA VIRUSES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, VIRAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PORIFERA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANTHOZOA; DNA VIRUSES; EUKARYOTA; MIMIVIRUS;

EID: 67649998500     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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