Affiliation:
1. Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Abstract
The discovery of giant viruses has transformed our understanding of viral complexity. Although viruses have traditionally been viewed as filterable infectious agents that lack metabolism, giant viruses can reach sizes rivalling cellular lineages and possess genomes encoding central metabolic processes.
Funder
Simons Foundation
National Science Foundation
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Computer Science Applications,Genetics,Molecular Biology,Modeling and Simulation,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Biochemistry,Physiology,Microbiology
Cited by
35 articles.
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