Marine viruses — major players in the global ecosystem

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Nature Reviews Microbiology

• Publication date

  2007-10-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1038/nrmicro1750PMID 17853907
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