Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6120981 | Journal of Clinical Virology | 2013 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Overall, we present convergent evidence of the presence of mimiviruses and marseilleviruses in humans. Our findings suggest that we should re-evaluate the human megavirome and investigate the prevalence, diversity and potential pathogenicity of giant viruses in humans.
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Philippe Colson, Laura Fancello, Gregory Gimenez, Fabrice Armougom, Christelle Desnues, Ghislain Fournous, Niyaz Yoosuf, Matthieu Million, Bernard La Scola, Didier Raoult,