Kratosvirus quantuckense: the history and novelty of an algal bloom disrupting virus and a model for giant virus research [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Since the discovery of the first “giant virus,” particular attention has been paid toward isolating and culturing these large DNA viruses through Acanthamoeba spp. bait systems.
Alexander R. Truchon +10 more
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Conservative taxonomy and quality assessment of giant virus genomes with GVClass [PDF]
npj VirusesLarge double-stranded DNA viruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota (Giant Viruses; GVs) are the largest known viruses, infecting various eukaryotic hosts, particularly protists and algae.
Thomas M. Pitot +2 more
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The GC% landscape of the Nucleocytoviricota [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of MicrobiologyAbstract Genomic studies on sequence composition count with many different approaches, such as calculating the proportion of guanine and cytosine within a given sequence (GC% content), which can be associated with a variety of aspects of the organism’s biology. In this context, GC% can reveal clues on virus-host relationship and evolution. Here
Jônatas Santos Abrahão
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Mriyaviruses: small relatives of giant viruses [PDF]
MBioThe phylum Nucleocytoviricota consists of large and giant viruses that range in genome size from about 100 kilobases (kb) to more than 2.5 megabases.
Natalya Yutin +2 more
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Cytochrome b5 occurrence in giant and other viruses belonging to the phylum Nucleocytoviricota [PDF]
npj VirusesCytochrome b5 is an electron transport protein found in eukaryotes and bacteria, and plays roles in energy production, lipid biosynthesis and cytochrome P450 biochemistry.
David C. Lamb +8 more
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Investigations into the Diversity and Distribution of tRNA and Phylogenetics of Translation Factors in Amoebozoa-Infecting Nucleocytoviricota [PDF]
VirusesTranslation is a sine qua non process for life as we know it. Translation factors (TFs) and tRNAs are rare among viruses but are commonly found in giant viruses of the class Megaviricetes.
Thaís I. R. Moreira +6 more
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Comparative Analysis of Transcriptional Regulation Patterns: Understanding the Gene Expression Profile in Nucleocytoviricota [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 The nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV) possess unique characteristics that have drawn the attention of the scientific community, and they are now classified in the phylum Nucleocytoviricota.
Fernanda Gil de Souza +2 more
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Current capsid assembly models of icosahedral nucleocytoviricota viruses [PDF]
Advances in Virus Research, 2020 Nucleocytoviricota viruses (NCVs) belong to a newly established phylum originally grouped as Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses. NCVs are unique because of their large and complicated genomes that contain cellular genes with homologs from all kingdoms of life, raising intensive debates on their evolutional origins.
Chuan Xiao
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Taxonomic update for giant viruses in the order Imitervirales (phylum Nucleocytoviricota) [PDF]
Archives of Virology, 2023 Large DNA viruses in the phylum Nucleocytoviricota, sometimes referred to as "giant viruses" owing to their large genomes and virions, have been the subject of burgeoning interest over the last decade. Here, we describe recently adopted taxonomic updates for giant viruses within the order Imitervirales.
Frank O Aylward +2 more
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A phylogenomic framework for charting the diversity and evolution of giant viruses
PLoS Biology, 2021 Large DNA viruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota have recently emerged as important members of ecosystems around the globe that challenge traditional views of viral complexity.
Frank O Aylward +2 more
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