Conservative taxonomy and quality assessment of giant virus genomes with GVClass

Abstract Large double-stranded DNA viruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota (Giant Viruses; GVs) are the largest known viruses, infecting various eukaryotic hosts, particularly protists and algae. These viruses impact biogeochemical cycles and host genome evolution but are challenging to identify an...

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Main Authors: Thomas M. Pitot, Tomáš Brůna, Frederik Schulz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:npj Viruses
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44298-024-00069-7
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