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Recently Discovered Virus Family Infects a Human Oral Amoeba
Recently Discovered Virus Family Infects a Human Oral Amoeba
Redondoviruses, which have been associated with cases of periodontitis and other diseases, turn out to live inside the amoeba Entamoeba gingivalis.
Redondoviruses, which have been associated with cases of periodontitis and other diseases, turn out to live inside the amoeba Entamoeba gingivalis.
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