Viruses infecting ASGARD archaea (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Viruses infecting ASGARD archaea

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Comparison of all known virus genomes. Those viruses with similar genomes are grouped together including those that infect bacteria (on the left), eukaryotes (on the right and bottom center). The viruses that infect Asgard archaea are unique from those that have been described before.

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University of Texas at Austin

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