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. 1985 May;49(5):1326–1328. doi: 10.1128/aem.49.5.1326-1328.1985

A survey for viruses from fresh water that infect a eucaryotic chlorella-like green alga.

J L Van Etten, C H Van Etten, J K Johnson, D E Burbank
PMCID: PMC238550  PMID: 4004247

Abstract

Viruses which formed plaques on lawns of a eucaryotic, chlorella-like green alga were detected in 37% of the 35 freshwater samples surveyed. Virus populations, monitored in seven locations, fluctuated both qualitatively and quantitatively over an 8-month period.

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