Informational gene phylogenies do not support a fourth domain of life for nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Mimivirus is a nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (NCLDV) with a genome size (1.2 Mb) and coding capacity ( 1000 genes) comparable to that of some cellular organisms.
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Molecular architecture of giant viruses infecting microbial eukaryotes (protists) [PDF]
BioTechnologiaIn this review, I describe recent findings on the molecular architecture and genomic characterization of giant viruses that infect microbial eukaryotes (protists) across diverse ecosystems and ecological niches.
Anhelina Kyrychenko
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Phylogenetic evidence for extensive lateral acquisition of cellular genes by Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2008 Background Nucleo-Cytoplasmic Large DNA viruses (NCLDV), a diverse group that infects a wide range of eukaryotic hosts, exhibit a large heterogeneity in genome size (between 100 kb and 1.2 Mb) but have been suggested to form a monophyletic group on the ...
Chandler Mick +2 more
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Dynamics of the DNA Viral Community in Korean Coastal Waters [PDF]
Scientific DataRecent advances in metaviromics have revealed vast viral diversity across aquatic environments, yet coastal marine viromes remain underexplored compared to their open-ocean counterparts. In this study, we analyzed 49 surface water samples from 16 coastal
Yu Jin Kim +7 more
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Identification of shared viral sequences in peat moss metagenomes reveals elements of a possible Sphagnum core virome [PDF]
Environmental MicrobiomeBackground Viruses are an understudied component of plant microbiomes. Identifying viruses that are shared between individual plants, or members of the “core virome”, could reveal stable viral populations with the potential to modulate the composition ...
Elizabeth R. Denison +6 more
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Revisiting the early event of African swine fever virus DNA replication [PDF]
Journal of VirologyAs a member of nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses, African swine fever virus (ASFV) has been proposed to include an intriguing nuclear stage for DNA replication.
Wenlian Weng +12 more
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iScience, 2021 Summary: In terms of genome and particle sizes, viruses exhibit great diversity. With the discovery of several nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDVs) and jumbo phages, the relationship between particle and genome sizes has emerged as an important ...
Harshali V. Chaudhari +2 more
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Phylogenetic and phyletic studies of informational genes in genomes highlight existence of a 4 domain of life including giant viruses. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 The discovery of Mimivirus, with its very large genome content, made it possible to identify genes common to the three domains of life (Eukarya, Bacteria and Archaea) and to generate controversial phylogenomic trees congruent with that of ribosomal genes,
Mickaël Boyer +4 more
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The Viral Fraction Metatranscriptomes of Lake Baikal
Microorganisms, 2022 This article characterises viral fraction metatranscriptomes (smaller than 0.2 µm) from the pelagic zone of oligotrophic Lake Baikal (Russia). The study revealed the dominance of transcripts of DNA viruses: bacteriophages and algal viruses. We identified
Sergey Potapov +5 more
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Dynamic genome evolution and complex virocell metabolism of globally-distributed giant viruses
Nature Communications, 2020 Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV) exhibit a large genomic repertoire and complex evolutionary history. Here, the authors generate 501 metagenome-assembled genomes from diverse environments and show NCLDVs to harbor a wide range of potential ...
Mohammad Moniruzzaman +3 more
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