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Review
. 2008 Jun;159(5):306-13.
doi: 10.1016/j.resmic.2008.05.001. Epub 2008 May 29.

Exploring the prokaryotic virosphere

André M Comeau  1 , Graham F Hatfull, Henry M Krisch, Debbie Lindell, Nicholas H Mann, David Prangishvili
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Exploring the prokaryotic virosphere

André M Comeau et al. Res Microbiol. 2008 Jun.
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Abstract

The world of prokaryotic viruses, including the "traditional" bacteriophages and the viruses of Archaea, is currently in a period of renaissance, brought about largely by our new capabilities in (meta)genomics and by the isolation of diverse novel virus-host systems. In this review, we highlight some of the directions where we believe research on the prokaryotic virosphere will lead us in the near future.

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