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Presence of CRISPR CAS-Like Sequences as a Proposed Mechanism for Horizontal Genetic Exchanges between Trichomonas vaginalis and Its Associated Virus: A Comparative Genomic Analysis with the First Report of a Putative CRISPR CAS Structures in Eukaryotic Cells. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int, 2023
Introduction. Trichomonas vaginalis genome is among the largest genome size and coding capacities. Combinations of gene duplications, transposon, repeated sequences, and lateral gene transfers (LGTs) have contributed to the unexpected large genomic size and diversity. This study is aimed at investigating genomic exchange and seeking for presence of the
Kenarkoohi A, Abdoli A, Rostamzad A, Rashnavadi M, Naserifar R, Abdi J, Shams M, Bozorgomid A, Saeb S, Al-Fahad D, Khezri K, Falahi S.   +11 more
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Amoebal Tubulin Cleavage Late during Infection Is a Characteristic Feature of Mimivirus but Not of Marseillevirus

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Mimivirus and Marseillevirus infections of Acanthamoeba castellanii, like most other viral infections, induce cytopathic effects (CPE). The details of how they bring about CPE and to what extent and how they modify the host cytoskeletal network are ...
Nisha Goyal, Amlan Barai, Shamik Sen, Kiran Kondabagil   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of Mimivirus from respiratory samples in tuberculosis-suspected patients

Scientific Reports, 2022
Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV), a species of amoeba-infecting giant viruses, has recently emerged as human respiratory pathogens. This study aimed to evaluate the presence of Mimivirus in respiratory samples, collected from tuberculosis (TB ...
Fatemeh Sakhaee, Jalal Mosayebi Amroabadi, Sara Razi, Farzam Vaziri, Farid Abdolrahimi, Sina Moghaddam, Fatemeh Rahimi Jamnani, Seyed Davar Siadat, Abolfazl Fateh   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hybrid Sequencing Resolved Inverted Terminal Repeats in the Genome of Megavirus Baoshan

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Mimivirus is a group of amoeba-infecting DNA viruses with linear double-strand genome. It is found to be ubiquitous in nature worldwide. Here, we reported the complete genome of a new member of Mimivirus lineage C isolated from a fresh water pond in ...
Yucheng Xia, Huanyu Cheng, Jiang Zhong
doaj   +1 more source

Water, Water Everywhere, but Every Drop Unique: Challenges in the Science to Understand the Role of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Management of Drinking Water Supplies

GeoHealth, Volume 7, Issue 12, December 2023., 2023
Abstract The protection and management of water resources continues to be challenged by multiple and ongoing factors such as shifts in demographic, social, economic, and public health requirements. Physical limitations placed on access to potable supplies include natural and human‐caused factors such as aquifer depletion, aging infrastructure ...
Susan T. Glassmeyer, Emily E. Burns, Michael J. Focazio, Edward T. Furlong, Matthew O. Gribble, Michael A. Jahne, Scott P. Keely, Alison R. Kennicutt, Dana W. Kolpin, Elizabeth K. Medlock Kakaley, Stacy L. Pfaller   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Giant Mimivirus Particle with an X-Ray Free-Electron Laser [PDF]

, 2013
Citation: Ekeberg, T., Svenda, M., Abergel, C., Maia, F., Seltzer, V., Claverie, J. M., . . . Hajdu, J. (2015). Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Giant Mimivirus Particle with an X-Ray Free-Electron Laser. Physical Review Letters, 114(9), 6. doi:10.
Ekeberg, Tomas, Kauffmann, Martin, Abergel, Chantal, Maia, Filipe, Seltzer, Virginie, Claverie, Jean-Michel, Hantke, Max, Jönsson, Olof, Nettelblad, Carl, Van Der Schot, Gijs, Liang, Mengning, DePonte, Daniel, Barty, Anton, Seibert, M Marvin, Iwan, Bianca, Andersson, Inger, Loh, N Duane, Martin, Andrew, Chapman, Henry, Bostedt, Christoph, Bozek, John, Ferguson, Ken, Krzywinski, Jacek, Epp, Sascha, Rolles, Daniel, Rudenko, Artem, Hartmann, Robert, Kimmel, Nils, Hajdu, Janos, Maia, Filipe R. N. C., Seibert, M. Marvin, Loh, N. Duane   +31 more
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From viral democratic genomes to viral wild bunch of quasispecies

Journal of Medical Virology, Volume 95, Issue 11, November 2023., 2023
Abstract The tremendous majority of RNA genomes from pathogenic viruses analyzed and deposited in databases are consensus or “democratic” genomes. They represent the genomes most frequently found in the clinical samples of patients but do not account for the huge genetic diversity of coexisting genomes, which is better described as quasispecies.
Philippe Colson, Wahiba Bader, Jacques Fantini, Pierre Dudouet, Anthony Levasseur, Pierre Pontarotti, Christian Devaux, Didier Raoult   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Discovery of a New Mimivirus Isolate in Association with Virophage-Transpoviron Elements in Brazil Highlights the Main Genomic and Evolutionary Features of This Tripartite System

Viruses, 2022
Mimiviruses are giant viruses of amoeba that can be found in association with virophages. These satellite-like viruses are dependent on the mimivirus viral factory to replicate.
Bruna Luiza de Azevedo, João Pessoa Araújo Júnior, Leila Sabrina Ullmann, Rodrigo Araújo Lima Rodrigues, Jônatas Santos Abrahão   +4 more
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A rapid genome‐wide analysis of isolated giant viruses using MinION sequencing

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 25, Issue 11, Page 2621-2635, November 2023., 2023
We evaluated performance of MinION sequencing for giant virus genomics. Re‐sequencing of a prototype marseillevirus by MinION alone provided high‐quality genomes. As a proof of concept, we sequenced genomes of newly isolated giant viruses. Collectively, we concluded that MinION sequencing is an effective approach to rapidly perform a genome‐wide ...
Hiroyuki Hikida, Yusuke Okazaki, Ruixuan Zhang, Thi Tuyen Nguyen, Hiroyuki Ogata   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The return of the “Mistigri” (virus adaptative gain by gene loss) through the SARS‐CoV‐2 XBB.1.5 chimera that predominated in 2023

Journal of Medical Virology, Volume 95, Issue 10, October 2023., 2023
Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 XBB.1.5 is the first recombinant lineage to predominate at the country and global scales. Very interestingly, like the Marseille‐4B subvariant (or B.1.160) and the pandemic variant B.1.1.7 (or Alpha) previously, it has its ORF8 gene inactivated by a stop codon.
Philippe Colson, Jérémy Delerce, Jacques Fantini, Pierre Pontarotti, Bernard La Scola, Didier Raoult   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source