| Range |
≥3.5–3.7 Billion years old
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| Organism |
Virus |
| Reference |
Weinbauer MG. Ecology of prokaryotic viruses. FEMS Microbiol Rev. 2004 May28(2):127-81. p.138 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID15109783
|
| Primary Source |
Ackermann HW. Tailed bacteriophages: the order caudovirales. Adv Virus Res. 1998 51: 135-201. Review.PubMed ID9891587
|
| Comments |
"The origin of tailed phages occurred before the
separation of life into the three domains Bacteria,
Archaea and Eukarya, and tailed phages are probably at
least 3.5–3.7 billion years old [primary source]." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
109018 |