The Giant Virus Finder is a free bioinformatics software for finding giant viruses in metagenomes.
| Developer(s) | Csaba Kerepesi |
|---|---|
| Written in | Perl, Python |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Bioinformatics |
| License | GNU General Public Licence |
| Website | http://pitgroup.org/giant-virus-finder |
Applications edit
The Giant Virus Finder tool integrates and applies the Giant Virus Toplist, the list of the largest virus genomes. With the tool, giant viruses were found in diverse habitats, like the Great Rann of Kutch [1] or the Mojave Desert, the Prairie, or the Antarctic dry valleys.[2]
References edit
- ^ Kerepesi, Csaba; Grolmusz, Vince (2016). "Giant Viruses of the Kutch Desert". Archives of Virology. 161 (3): 721–724. arXiv:1410.1278. doi:10.1007/s00705-015-2720-8. PMID 26666442. S2CID 13145926.
- ^ Kerepesi, Csaba; Grolmusz, Vince (2017). "The "Giant Virus Finder" Discovers an Abundance of Giant Viruses in the Antarctic Dry Valleys". Archives of Virology. 162 (6): 1671–1676. arXiv:1503.05575. doi:10.1007/s00705-017-3286-4. PMID 28247094. S2CID 1925728.