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| Title |
Giant viruses coexisted with the cellular ancestors and represent a distinct supergroup along with superkingdoms Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya
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| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-12-156 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Arshan Nasir, Kyung Mo Kim, Gustavo Caetano-Anolles |
| Abstract |
The discovery of giant viruses with genome and physical size comparable to cellular organisms, remnants of protein translation machinery and virus-specific parasites (virophages) have raised intriguing questions about their origin. Evidence advocates for their inclusion into global phylogenomic studies and their consideration as a distinct and ancient form of life. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 87 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 15 | 17% |
| United States | 12 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 8% |
| Denmark | 3 | 3% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Chile | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 9 | 10% |
| Unknown | 35 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 64 | 74% |
| Scientists | 19 | 22% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 2% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 272 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 3% |
| Germany | 4 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| Canada | 3 | 1% |
| Norway | 2 | <1% |
| India | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Mexico | 2 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 9 | 3% |
| Unknown | 235 | 86% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 56 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 50 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 44 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 32 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 44 | 16% |
| Unknown | 31 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 134 | 49% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 37 | 14% |
| Computer Science | 11 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 3% |
| Chemistry | 9 | 3% |
| Other | 31 | 11% |
| Unknown | 41 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 180. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 May 2021.
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#225,926
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#30
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#1,048
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#1
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