"Virophages" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Circular, double-stranded DNA viruses that invade giant DNA viruses (GIANT VIRUSES) which infect eukaryotes.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071819
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.280.950
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Virophages" by people in Profiles.
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Virophages of Giant Viruses: An Update at Eleven. Viruses. 2019 08 08; 11(8).
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Deciphering the genomes of 16 Acanthamoeba species does not provide evidence of integration of known giant virus-associated mobile genetic elements. Virus Res. 2018 06 02; 251:14-16.
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Giant Viruses of Amoebae: A Journey Through Innovative Research and Paradigm Changes. Annu Rev Virol. 2017 09 29; 4(1):61-85.
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[The defence system MIMIVIRE in mimivirus illustrates Red Queen hypothesis]. Med Sci (Paris). 2016 Oct; 32(10):818-819.