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Viruses Defined by the Position of the Virosphere within the Replicator Space

Published:2021-12-15 Issue:4 Volume:85 Page:
ISSN:1092-2172
Container-title:Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
language:en
Short-container-title:Microbiol Mol Biol Rev

Author:

Koonin Eugene V.¹^ORCID,Dolja Valerian V.²^ORCID,Krupovic Mart³^ORCID,Kuhn Jens H.⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

2. Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

3. Archaeal Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

4. Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland, USA

Abstract

Originally, viruses were defined as miniscule infectious agents that passed through filters that retain even the smallest cells. Subsequently, viruses were considered obligate intracellular parasites whose reproduction depends on their cellular hosts for energy supply and molecular building blocks.

Funder

l'Agence Nationale de la Recherche

HHS | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Molecular Biology,Microbiology,Infectious Diseases

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/MMBR.00193-20

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