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Are There 1031 Virus Particles on Earth, or More, or Fewer?

A. R. Mushegian
William Margolin, Editor
A. R. Mushegian
aMolecular and Cellular Biology Division, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
bClare Hall College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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DOI: 10.1128/JB.00052-20
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https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.00052-20
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  • Published online April 9, 2020.

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  1. aMolecular and Cellular Biology Division, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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  • Citation Mushegian AR. 2020. Are there 1031 virus particles on Earth, or more, or fewer? J Bacteriol 202:e00052-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.00052-20.

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