Bodo saltans virus explained
The Bodo saltans virus is a giant virus of the Mimiviridae family that infects the protozoa Bodo saltans.[1] It has a genome of 1.39 megabases, one of the largest known viral genomes.
Notes and References
- Deeg. C.M.. Chow. E.C.T.. Suttle. C.A.. 2018. The kinetoplastid-infecting Bodo saltans virus (BsV), a window into the most abundant giant viruses in the sea. eLife. 7. e33014. 10.7554/eLife.33014. 5871332. 29582753 . free .