Genes for Membrane Transport Proteins: Not So Rare in Viruses
Viruses, 2018 Some viruses have genes encoding proteins with membrane transport functions. It is unknown if these types of proteins are rare or are common in viruses.
Timo Greiner +3 more
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First Insights into the Viral Communities of the Deep-sea Anoxic Brines of the Red Sea
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics, 2015 The deep-sea brines of the Red Sea include some of the most extreme and unique environments on Earth. They combine high salinities with increases in temperature, heavy metals, hydrostatic pressure, and anoxic conditions, creating unique settings for ...
André Antunes +7 more
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Deep RNA sequencing reveals hidden features and dynamics of early gene transcription in Paramecium bursaria chlorella virus 1. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Paramecium bursaria chlorella virus 1 (PBCV-1) is the prototype of the genus Chlorovirus (family Phycodnaviridae) that infects the unicellular, eukaryotic green alga Chlorella variabilis NC64A.
Guillaume Blanc +9 more
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Marine and giant viruses as indicators of a marine microbial community in a riverine system
MicrobiologyOpen, 2016 Viral communities are important for ecosystem function as they are involved in critical biogeochemical cycles and controlling host abundance. This study investigates riverine viral communities around a small rural town that influences local water inputs.
Lisa M. Dann +7 more
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Characterizations of the multi-kingdom gut microbiota in Chinese patients with gouty arthritis
BMC Microbiology, 2023 Objective The gut microbial composition has been linked to metabolic and autoimmune diseases, including arthritis. However, there is a dearth of knowledge on the gut bacteriome, mycobiome, and virome in patients with gouty arthritis (GA).
Changming Chen +26 more
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Coccolithoviruses: A Review of Cross-Kingdom Genomic Thievery and Metabolic Thuggery
Viruses, 2017 Coccolithoviruses (Phycodnaviridae) infect and lyse the most ubiquitous and successful coccolithophorid in modern oceans, Emiliania huxleyi. So far, the genomes of 13 of these giant lytic viruses (i.e., Emiliania huxleyi viruses—EhVs) have been sequenced,
Jozef I. Nissimov +6 more
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Temporal Variability of Virioplankton during a Gymnodinium catenatum Algal Bloom
Microorganisms, 2020 Viruses are key biogeochemical engines in the regulation of the dynamics of phytoplankton. However, there has been little research on viral communities in relation to algal blooms.
Xiao-Peng Du +5 more
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A Pelagic Microbiome (Viruses to Protists) from a Small Cup of Seawater
Viruses, 2017 The aquatic microbiome is composed of a multi-phylotype community of microbes, ranging from the numerically dominant viruses to the phylogenetically diverse unicellular phytoplankton.
Flavia Flaviani +7 more
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Rapidity of Genomic Adaptations to Prasinovirus Infection in a Marine Microalga
Viruses, 2018 Prasinoviruses are large dsDNA viruses commonly found in aquatic systems worldwide, where they can infect and lyse unicellular prasinophyte algae such as Ostreococcus.
Sheree Yau +5 more
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Phage and Nucleocytoplasmic Large Viral Sequences Dominate Coral Viromes from the Arabian Gulf
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 Corals that naturally thrive under extreme conditions are gaining increasing attention due to their importance as living models to understand the impact of global warming on world corals.
Huda Mahmoud, Liny Jose
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