Phylogenetic analysis of new Prasinoviruses (Phycodnaviridae) that infect the green unicellular algae Ostreococcus, Bathycoccus and Micromonas

Environmental Microbiology Reports

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 114-123

  Bellec, Laure ^a,b   Grimsley, Nigel ^a,b   Moreau, Hervé ^a,b   Desdevises, Yves ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b France   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BATHYCOCCUS; CHLOROPHYTA; DNA VIRUSES; EUKARYOTA; MAMIELLALES; MICROMONAS (GREEN ALGA); OSTREOCOCCUS; PHYCODNAVIRIDAE; PRASINOPHYCEAE; PRASINOVIRUS;

EID: 70350506041     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2009.00015.x     Document Type: Article

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