Virus genomes from deep sea sediments expand the ocean megavirome and support independent origins of viral gigantism
D. Backstrom, N. Yutin, S. L. Jorgensen, J. Dharamshi, F. Homa, K. Zaremba-Niedwiedzka, A. Spang, Y. I. Wolf, E. V. Koonin, T. J. G. Ettema
The paper reports the discovery of new NCLDV genomes from deep-sea sediments, expanding the ocean megavirome and supporting independent origins of viral gigantism.
bioRxiv · Nov 14, 2018Microbiology