Scientists discover a new giant virus that infects freshwater algae

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Nov 20, 2024, 3:52 pm53 ptsTrending
Scientists from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences found forty new freshwater viruses infecting aquatic microorganisms this year. The first one, which they isolated and described in detail, was named Budvirus after the South Bohemian capital České Budějovice. It belongs to "Giant Viruses"…

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