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A virus which lyses the marine nanoflagellate Micromonas pusilla

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Observations of virus-like particles (VLPs) are now commonplace in a wide range of cell types. In most cases these observations represent incidental findings reported during a general ultrastructural investigation. Frequently in such instances it is impossible to establish the viral identity of the observed particles because the sample material containing the inclusions is no longer available and/or the data provided are inadequate. In particular, the number of established viral infections of algae1,2 or protozoa3 is small, and those amenable to continued study even smaller. We now report the isolation and ultrastructural identification of a lytic virus infecting the naked, marine phytoflagellate Micromonas pusilla (Butcher) Manton et Parke and describe its unusual mode of entry into the host.

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    Present address: Research School of Biological Sciences, The Australian National University, PO Box 475, Canberra City, ACT, 2601, Australia

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  1. Departments of Botany and Oceanography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1W5

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Mayer, J., Taylor, F. A virus which lyses the marine nanoflagellate Micromonas pusilla. Nature 281, 299–301 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/281299a0

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