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It has been argued that the smaller viruses associated with giant DNA viruses are a new biological entity. However, Mart Krupovic and Virginija Cvirkaite-Krupovic argue here that these smaller viruses should be classified with the satellite viruses.
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The authors are grateful to P. Forterre for comments on the manuscript. This work was supported by the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) grant ALTF 347-2010.
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Krupovic, M., Cvirkaite-Krupovic, V. Virophages or satellite viruses?. Nat Rev Microbiol 9, 762–763 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro2676
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