Giant Viruses
"Giant Viruses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
DNA viruses that have genomes up to several megabases in length and infect primarily single-celled EUKARYOTES.
| Descriptor ID |
D000072139
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.280.356
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| Concept/Terms |
Giant Viruses- Giant Viruses
- Giant Virus
- Virus, Giant
- Viruses, Giant
- Giruses
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