Giant virus with a remarkable complement of genes infects marine zooplankton

As major consumers of heterotrophic bacteria and phytoplankton, microzooplankton are a critical link in aquatic foodwebs. Here, we show that a major marine microflagellate grazer is infected by a giant virus, Cafeteria roenbergensis virus (CroV), which has the largest genome of any described marine...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 107; no. 45; p. 19508
Main Authors:	Fischer, Matthias G, Allen, Michael J, Wilson, William H, Suttle, Curtis A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 09.11.2010
Subjects:	Acanthamoeba - genetics Animals DNA Viruses Food Chain Genes, Viral Genome, Viral Marine Biology Molecular Sequence Data Oceans and Seas Phylogeny Zooplankton - virology
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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