Complete Genome Sequence of a New Megavirus Family Member Isolated from an Inland Water Lake for the First Time in India.
We report here the isolation and complete genome sequencing of a large double-stranded DNA virus, Powai Lake megavirus, for the first time from India. The isolation of a large DNA virus with genome size >1 Mb from India further attests to the prevalence of Giant viruses in different environmental niches.
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India.
Anirvan
A
Chatterjee
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India.
Farhan
F
Ali
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India.
Disha
D
Bange
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India kirankondabagil@iitb.ac.in.
Kiran
K
Kondabagil