Metagenomics Reveals a Novel Virophage Population in a Tibetan Mountain Lake.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC4912154 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
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Metagenomics Reveals a Novel Virophage Population in a Tibetan Mountain Lake.
Oh Seungdae S Yoo Dongwan D Liu Wen-Tso WT
Microbes and environments 20160503 2
Virophages are parasites of giant viruses that infect eukaryotic organisms and may affect the ecology of inland water ecosystems. Despite the potential ecological impact, limited information is available on the distribution, diversity, and hosts of virophages in ecosystems. Metagenomics revealed that virophages were widely distributed in inland waters with various environmental characteristics including salinity and nutrient availability. A novel virophage population was overrepresented in a pla ...[more]
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