Abstract
This month's Genome Watch describes how the large size of the mimiviral genome is a result of the sympatric lifestyle of mimivirus in host amoebae.
MeSH terms
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Amoeba / virology*
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DNA, Viral / genetics
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Evolution, Molecular*
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Gene Deletion
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Genome, Viral*
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Mimiviridae / genetics*
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Viral Proteins / genetics
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Viral Proteins / metabolism
Substances
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DNA, Viral
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Viral Proteins