Usurpativirus massiliensis, a new giant virus related to clandestinovirus [PDF]
Virology JournalGiant virus discovery in 2003 revolutionized the virus paradigm. In 2015, we introduced a new host, Vermamoeba vermiformis, that led to the discovery of Faustovirus, Orpheovirus and two giant viruses (Clandestinovirus and a faustovirus) having distinct ...
Julien Andreani +6 more
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20 years of research on giant viruses [PDF]
npj VirusesSome twenty years ago, the discovery of the first giant virus, Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (now mimivirus bradfordmassiliense species), paved the way for the discovery of more than 10 new families of protist-infecting DNA viruses with unexpected ...
Tressy Bosmon +2 more
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Diversity and genomics of giant viruses in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Large double-stranded DNA viruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota, often referred to as “giant viruses,” are ubiquitous members of marine ecosystems that are important agents of mortality for eukaryotic plankton.
Anh D. Ha, Frank O Aylward
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Adaptation strategies of giant viruses to low-temperature marine ecosystems. [PDF]
ISME JMicrobes in marine ecosystems have evolved their gene content to thrive successfully in the cold. Although this process has been reasonably well studied in bacteria and selected eukaryotes, less is known about the impact of cold environments on the ...
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Seasonal dynamics and diversity of Antarctic marine viruses reveal a novel viral seascape [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe Southern Ocean microbial ecosystem, with its pronounced seasonal shifts, is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Since viruses are key modulators of microbial abundance, diversity, and evolution, we need a better understanding of the effects ...
Gonçalo J. Piedade +11 more
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Eukaryotic viruses encode the ribosomal protein eL40 [PDF]
npj VirusesViruses in the phylum Nucleocytoviricota are large, complex and have an exceptionally diverse metabolic repertoire. Some encode hundreds of products involved in the translation of mRNA into protein, but none was known to encode any of the proteins in ...
Julie Thomy +4 more
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Gene Transfer Among Viruses Substantially Contributes to Gene Gain of Giant Viruses. [PDF]
Mol Biol Evol令和6年度 京都大学化学研究所 スーパーコンピュータシステム ...
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Automated classification of giant virus genomes using a random forest model built on trademark protein families [PDF]
npj VirusesViruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota, often referred to as “giant viruses,” are prevalent in various environments around the globe and play significant roles in shaping eukaryotic diversity and activities in global ecosystems.
Anh D. Ha, Frank O. Aylward
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Evolution of ubiquitin, cytoskeleton, and vesicular trafficking machinery in giant viruses [PDF]
Journal of VirologyMembers of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota, which include “giant viruses” known for their large physical dimensions and genome lengths, are a diverse group of dsDNA viruses that infect a wide range of eukaryotic hosts.
Sangita Karki, Frank O. Aylward
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New Isolates of Betachloroviruses Shed Light on the Diversity and Biological Complexity of an Unexplored Group of Giant Algal Viruses [PDF]
VirusesThe majority of giant algal viruses belong to the family Phycodnaviridae, class Algavirales, phylum Nucleocytoviricota. Among them, the genus Chlorovirus is the most studied, with three recognized groups based on genomics and host range, although many ...
Júlia W. Souza +10 more
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