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Record 1 2017-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Viral Diseases
CONT

The virophage Sputnik is a satellite virus of the giant mimivirus and is the only satellite virus reported to date whose propagation adversely affects its host virus' production. Genome sequence analysis showed that Sputnik has genes related to viruses infecting all three domains of life.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Maladies virales
DEF

Virophage à capside icosaédrale surmontée de fibrilles, capable d’infecter les virus géants.

OBS

Le génome du virophage spoutnik présente des homologies avec celui des mimivirus ou celui de virus infectant des archées, des bactéries ou des eucaryotes.

OBS

virophage spoutnik; spoutnik : termes et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 19 septembre 2015.

Spanish

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