Assessment of viral community functional potential from viral metagenomes may be hampered by contamination with cellular sequences
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- 1 December 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Royal Society in Open Biology
- Vol. 3 (12) , 130160
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.130160
Abstract
Although the importance of viruses in natural ecosystems is widely acknowledged, the functional potential of viral communities is yet to be determined. Viral genomes are traditionally believed to c...Keywords
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