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Giant fuzzy virus found in soda lake

Newfound group boasts some of the longest individual viruses ever described.
Scanning electron micrograph of Tupanvirus particles

A covering of small fibres gives this Tupanvirus from a Brazilian lake a furry appearance. Credit: J. Abrahão et al./Nature Commun.

Two giant viruses found in extreme environments have longer tails and more protein-making apparatus than any other virus known.

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Nature 555, 145 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-02591-0

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