Diameter of largest virus-like particles found in the food vacuole of Phaeodarian radiolarians

Range ≤750 nm
Organism Protist Phaeodarian radiolarians
Reference Weinbauer MG. Ecology of prokaryotic viruses. FEMS Microbiol Rev. 2004 May28(2):127-81. p.138 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID15109783
Primary Source Gowing, M.M. (1993) Large virus-like particles from vacuoles of Phaeodarian radiolarians and from other marine samples. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 101, 33–43.
Comments "The largest virus-like particles with a head diameter of up to 750 nm were found in the food vacuole of Phaeodarian radiolarians [primary source]."
Entered by Uri M
ID 109017