Protozoal giant viruses: agents potentially infectious to humans and animals.
Virus Genes 2019;
55:574-591. [PMID:
31290063 PMCID:
PMC6746690 DOI:
10.1007/s11262-019-01684-w]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The discovery of giant viruses has revolutionised the knowledge on viruses and transformed the idea of three domains of life. Here, we discuss the known protozoal giant viruses and their potential to infect also humans and animals.
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