Protozoal giant viruses: agents potentially infectious to humans and animals.

Beata Tokarz-DeptułaPaulina Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej Grzegorz PolakPaulina CzupryńskaWiesław Deptuła

Published in: Virus genes (2019)

The discovery of giant viruses has revolutionised the knowledge on viruses and transformed the idea of three domains of life. Here, we discuss the known protozoal giant viruses and their potential to infect also humans and animals.

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