Genome of Phaeocystis globosa virus PgV-16T highlights the common ancestry of the largest known DNA viruses infecting eukaryotes

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
• Main Authors: Santini, S., Jeudy, S., Bartoli, J., Poirot, O., Lescot, M., Abergel, C., Barbe, V., Wommack, K.E., Noordeloos, A.A.M., Brussaard, C.P.D., Claverie, J.M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctica; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://imis.nioz.nl/imis.php?module=ref&refid=230814

Large dsDNA viruses are involved in the population control of many globally distributed species of eukaryotic phytoplankton and have a prominent role in bloom termination. The genus Phaeocystis (Haptophyta, Prymnesiophyceae) includes several high-biomass-forming phytoplankton species, such as Phaeoc...