DNA-dependent RNA polymerase detects hidden giant viruses in published databanks

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1603-1610

  Sharma, Vikas ^a,b   Colson, Philippe ^a,c   Giorgi, Roch ^d,e   Pontarotti, Pierre ^b   Raoult, Didier ^a,c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

^e ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Dark matter; DNA dependent RNA polymerase; Domains of life; Environment; Giant virus; Megavirales; Metagenomes; Mimivirus

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

ANIMAL; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETICS; HYDRA; PHYLOGENY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENOME;

ANIMALS; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENOME, VIRAL; HYDRA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84908555803     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evu128     Document Type: Article

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