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… Nucleocytoviricota , these giant viruses boast larger genomes than many bacteria. Until recently, understanding of … culture-independent approaches to gain insight into the  genomes of giant viruses. In a new review, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …

… consequences of microbe-microbe interactions. Using metagenomes recovered directly from environmental samples and … dependent on the other for required nutrients—is genome size. The obligate symbiont’s genome is often reduced compared to that of a free-living …