Viruses, virophages, and their living nature

Acta Virologica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-90

  Ruiz Saenz, J ^a   Rodas, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Filterable agent; Mimivirus; Virophage

Indexed keywords

MIMIVIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SHORT SURVEY; VIROPHAGE; VIRUS; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS REPLICATION; GENETICS; HISTORY; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; VIRAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENOME;

MIMIVIRUS;

GENOME, VIRAL; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; MIMIVIRIDAE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; VIRUSES;

EID: 77955891585     PISSN: 0001723X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4149/av_2010_02_85     Document Type: Short Survey

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