Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus and other giant viruses: an open field to outstanding discoveries [PDF]
, 2014 In 2003, Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) was first described and began to impact researchers around the world, due to its structural and genetic complexity. This virus founded the family Mimiviridae.
Bernard La Scola +7 more
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Guarani Virophage, a New Sputnik-Like Isolate From a Brazilian Lake [PDF]
, 2019 Virophages are critical regulators of viral population dynamics and potential actors in the stability of the microbial networks. These small biological entities predate the replicative cycle of giant viruses, such as the members of the Mimiviridae family
Anthony Levasseur +6 more
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A Microbiomic Approach to the Characterization of the Impacts and Influences of Viral, Bacterial, and Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins on the Bottlenose Dolphin [PDF]
, 2016 As apex predators that display high site fidelity Tursiops truncatus (bottlenose dolphin) are indicators of marine ecosystem health. Bottlenose dolphins, additionally, display pathogenesis and immune response similar to that of humans. Humans and coastal
Russo, Corey David
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Análise do conjunto de tRNA em Nucleocytoviricota [PDF]
, 2023 Giant viruses, commonly known as large nucleocytoplasmic DNA viruses (NCLDV), are part of the new phylum established in 2023 by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), the phylum Nucleocytoviricota.
Thaís Inês Régis Moreira
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Replication strategies of newly discovered giant viruses of amoebas [PDF]
, 2018 Giant viruses are a group of viruses with genome composed of double-stranded DNA molecule. They are characterized by the creation of giant viral particles, the size of which varies between 150-1500 nm. Also, their genomes are huge reaching sizes of up to
Blaško, Michal
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The Astounding World of Glycans from Giant Viruses [PDF]
, 2022 Viruses are a heterogeneous ensemble of entities, all sharing the need for a suitable host to replicate. They are extremely diverse, varying in morphology, size, nature, and complexity of their genomic content.
Abergel, Chantal +7 more
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Estudos de prospecção, caracterização e ensaios sorológicos de vírus gigantes: analisando amostras ambientais brasileiras, soros de humanos e outros vertebrados [PDF]
, 2016 The giant viruses have been grouped into the proposed order Megavirales due to particulars biological and phylogenetic characteristics. Exclusive characteristics have been described, supporting new studies about the biology and circulation of giant ...
Fábio Pio Dornas
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¿Qué hacen aquí estos virus gigantes?: Nuevos aspectos sobre la explicación del origen y evolución de los virus [PDF]
, 2017 Megaviruses or giant viruses infect amoebas and exhibit remarkable features inside of the viral world. The sizes of their virions are between 2 and 15 times larger than the known large viruses, such as pox-, herpes- and iridoviruses, and their genomes ...
Borrego, Juan José
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Giant viruses inhibit superinfection by downregulating phagocytosis in Acanthamoeba [PDF]
In the context of the virosphere, viral particles can compete for host cells. In this scenario, some viruses block the entry of exogenous virions upon infecting a cell, a phenomenon known as superinfection inhibition.
Abrahão, Jônatas S +14 more
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