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Review
. 2003 Apr 18;113(2):141.
doi: 10.1016/s0092-8674(03)00276-9.

Global phage diversity

Forest Rohwer  1
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Review

Global phage diversity

Forest Rohwer. Cell. .
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Abstract

Ten new mycobacteriophage genomes presented by show that most phage diversity remains uncharacterized. Extrapolation suggests that less than 0.0002% of the global phage metagenome has been sampled. The new genomes also contain a number of potential virulence factors that may be important in pathogenesis.

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