Popgeorgiev N., Temmam S., Raoult Didier, Desnues C. (2013). Describing the silent human virome with an emphasis on giant viruses. Intervirology, 56 (6), p. 395-412. ISSN 0300-5526.
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Describing the silent human virome with an emphasis on giant viruses
Popgeorgiev N., Temmam S., Raoult Didier, Desnues C.
Source
Intervirology, 2013,
56 (6), p. 395-412 ISSN 0300-5526
Viruses are the most abundant obligate intracellular entities in our body. Until recently, they were only considered to be pathogens that caused a broad array of pathologies, ranging from mild disease to deaths in the most severe cases. However, recent advances in unbiased mass sequencing techniques as well as increasing epidemiological evidence have indicated that the human body is home to diverse viral species under non-pathological conditions. Despite these studies, the description of the presumably healthy viral flora, i.e. the normal human virome, is still in its infancy regarding viral composition and dynamics. This review summarizes our current knowledge of the human virome under non-pathological conditions.
Plan de classement
Sciences fondamentales / Techniques d'analyse et de recherche [020]
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Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
