Viruses are ubiquitous mobile genetic elements that are obligate symbionts of cellular life forms and replicate exclusively within host cells. The current taxonomy of viruses includes 10 realms (the top rank taxon), 8 of which have small genomes…
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) | Evolution
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
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