The virus of my virus is my friend: Ecological effects of virophage with alternative modes of coinfection

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 354, Issue , 2014, Pages 124-136

  Taylor, Bradford P ^a   Cortez, Michael H ^a   Weitz, Joshua S ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Giant viruses; Hyperparasites; Viral ecology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOPHYSICS; EQUATION; EUKARYOTE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SUPERPARASITISM; VIRUS;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MIXED INFECTION; VIRAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

COINFECTION; ECOSYSTEM; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUS PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; VIRUSES;

EID: 84898684449     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.03.008     Document Type: Article

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