Pithoviruses Are Invaded by Repeats That Contribute to Their Evolution and Divergence from Cedratviruses

Rigou, S; Schmitt, A; Alempic, JM; Lartigue, A; Vendloczki, P; Abergel, C; Claverie, JM; Legendre, M

Legendre, M (通讯作者),Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Unite Mixte Rech 7256, Informat Genom & Struct,IM2B,IOM,Inst Microbiol Me, F-13288 Marseille 9, France.

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 2023; 40 (11):

Abstract

Pithoviridae are amoeba-infecting giant viruses possessing the largest viral particles known so far. Since the discovery of Pithovirus sibericum, reco......

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