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Virophages Found in Viromes from Lake Baikal
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.
Sergey Anatoljevich Potapov, O I Belykh
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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,
Yongxin Yu, Yongjie Wang, Yu Yongxin
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Virophages—Known and Unknown Facts
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
Beata Tokarz-Deptuła +2 more
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Novel Virophages Discovered in a Freshwater Lake in China
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 Virophages are small double-stranded DNA viruses that are parasites of giant DNA viruses that infect unicellular eukaryotes. Here we identify a novel group of virophages, named Dishui Lake virophages (DSLVs) that were discovered in Dishui Lake (DSL): an ...
Weijia Zhang +2 more
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Amoebae, Giant Viruses, and Virophages Make Up a Complex, Multilayered Threesome
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2018 Viral infection had not been observed for amoebae, until the Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) was discovered in 2003. APMV belongs to the nucleocytoplasmatic large DNA virus (NCLDV) family and infects not only A.
Christian Hammann, Hammann Christian
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Virophages and Their Interactions with Giant Viruses and Host Cells
Proteomes, 2018 Virophages are small dsDNA viruses that were first isolated in association with some giant viruses (GVs), and then found in metagenomics samples. They encode about 20–34 proteins.
Haitham Sobhy
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Ecogenomics of virophages and their giant virus hosts assessed through time series metagenomics
Nature Communications, 2017 Virophages are recently-identified small viruses that infect larger viruses, yet their diversity and ecological roles are poorly understood. Here, Roux and colleagues present time series metagenomics data revealing new virophage genera and their putative
Simon Roux, Rob Egan, Rex R Malmström
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Virophages of Giant Viruses: An Update at Eleven
Viruses, 2019 The last decade has been marked by two eminent discoveries that have changed our perception of the virology field: The discovery of giant viruses and a distinct new class of viral agents that parasitize their viral factories, the virophages.
Said Mougari +2 more
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A billion years arms-race between viruses, virophages, and eukaryotes
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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Updated Virophage Taxonomy and Distinction from Polinton-like Viruses
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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