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. 2011 Nov;9(11):762-3.
doi: 10.1038/nrmicro2676.

Virophages or satellite viruses?

Mart Krupovic  1 , Virginija Cvirkaite-Krupovic
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Virophages or satellite viruses?

Mart Krupovic et al. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

It has been argued that the smaller viruses associated with giant DNA viruses are a new biological entity. However, Mart Krupovic and Virginija Cvirkaite-Krupovic argue here that these smaller viruses should be classified with the satellite viruses.

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