Accelerating expansion of the viral universe

Valerian Dolja (1) , Mart Krupovic (2)

1 OSU - Oregon State University
2 BMGE - Biologie Moléculaire du Gène chez les Extrêmophiles

For two decades between 1985 and 2006, the field of virology seemed to be defined by the Fields Virology [1] that features encyclopedic coverage of the viruses of humans and other animals, but barely touches on viruses infecting other hosts such as bacteria or plants let alone archaea. Although this book will continue to play a fundamental role [...]

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Virology

Valerian Dolja, Mart Krupovic. Accelerating expansion of the viral universe. Current Opinion in Virology, 2013, 3 (5), pp.542-545. ⟨10.1016/j.coviro.2013.08.002⟩. ⟨pasteur-01977402⟩