Virophages Found in Viromes from Lake Baikal [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2023 In this study, a previously little-studied group of viruses—virophages—was searched for and identified in the viromes of the ancient oligotrophic Lake Baikal.
Olga Belykh, Sergey Potapov
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Virophages—Known and Unknown Facts [PDF]
Viruses, 2023 The paper presents virophages, which, like their host, giant viruses, are “new” infectious agents whose role in nature, including mammalian health, is important. Virophages, along with their protozoan and algal hosts, are found in fresh inland waters and
Wiesław Deptuła +2 more
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Biological Trajectory of Virophage Research and the Emergence of Marine Virophages: A Scoping Review [PDF]
VirusesVirophages are satellite viruses that depend on the replication machinery of giant double-stranded DNA viruses and influence the structure and dynamics of viral communities through multilayered interactions among giant viruses, their hosts, and ...
Min-Jeong Kim +6 more
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Updated Virophage Taxonomy and Distinction from Polinton-like Viruses [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2023 Virophages are small dsDNA viruses that hijack the machinery of giant viruses during the co-infection of a protist (i.e., microeukaryotic) host and represent an exceptional case of “hyperparasitism” in the viral world.
Simon Roux +5 more
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Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of cell-virus-virophage systems. [PDF]
PLoS Computational Biology, 2023 Microbial eukaryotes, giant viruses and virophages form a unique hyperparasitic system. Virophages are parasites of the virus transcription machinery and can interfere with virus replication, resulting in a benefit to the eukaryotic host population ...
Jose Gabriel Nino Barreat +1 more
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Pantanal virophage: a new virophage species associated with a moumouvirus and a transpoviron, expanding the genus Sputnikvirus [PDF]
Journal of VirologyAmoeba-infecting giant viruses, such as mimiviruses, challenged paradigms of virology since their discovery. Their extensive and complex genomes and particle structures can interact with virophages and transpovirons, revealing unique aspects of the viral
Bruna Luiza de Azevedo +9 more
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Diversity, Relationship, and Distribution of Virophages and Large Algal Viruses in Global Ocean Viromes [PDF]
Viruses, 2023 Virophages are a group of small double-stranded DNA viruses that replicate and proliferate with the help of the viral factory of large host viruses. They are widely distributed in aquatic environments but are more abundant in freshwater ecosystems. Here,
Zhenqi Wu +4 more
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A billion years arms-race between viruses, virophages, and eukaryotes [PDF]
eLife, 2023 Bamfordviruses are arguably the most diverse group of viruses infecting eukaryotes. They include the Nucleocytoplasmic Large DNA viruses (NCLDVs), virophages, adenoviruses, Mavericks and Polinton-like viruses.
Jose Gabriel Nino Barreat +1 more
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Simultaneous Giant Virus and Virophage Quantification Using Droplet Digital PCR [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 Viruses are an abundant component of aquatic systems, but their detection and quantification remain a challenge. Virophages co-replicate with giant viruses in the shared host cell, and can inhibit the production of new giant virus particles, thereby ...
Ana del Arco +2 more
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Expanding the Antimicrobial Toolbox with Therapeutic Viruses: Mechanisms, Pharmaceutical Formulation, and Translational Outlook [PDF]
PharmaceuticalsInfectious diseases continue to represent one of the most persistent challenges in human health and agricultural productivity. These diseases are caused by a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites ...
Margarita Strimaite +4 more
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