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Genomics of Megavirus and the elusive fourth domain of Life

Matthieu Legendre Information Génomique et Structurale; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Unité Propre de Recherche 2589; Aix-Marseille University; Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée; Parc Scientifique de Luminy; Case 934; Marseille, France
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Defne Arslan Information Génomique et Structurale; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Unité Propre de Recherche 2589; Aix-Marseille University; Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée; Parc Scientifique de Luminy; Case 934; Marseille, France
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Chantal Abergel Information Génomique et Structurale; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Unité Propre de Recherche 2589; Aix-Marseille University; Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée; Parc Scientifique de Luminy; Case 934; Marseille, France
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Jean-Michel Claverie Information Génomique et Structurale; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Unité Propre de Recherche 2589; Aix-Marseille University; Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée; Parc Scientifique de Luminy; Case 934; Marseille, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 102-106 | Published online: 01 Jan 2012

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