Natural solution to antibiotic resistance: bacteriophages ‘The Living Drugs’ [PDF]
Antibiotics have been a panacea in animal husbandry as well as in human therapy for decades. The huge amount of antibiotics used to induce the growth and protect the health of farm animals has lead to the evolution of bacteria that are resistant to the ...
Richard G. Limoges, Sabah A. A. Jassim
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Characterisation of host growth after infection with a broad-range freshwater cyanopodophage [PDF]
Freshwater cyanophages are poorly characterised in comparison to their marine counterparts, however, the level of genetic diversity that exists in freshwater cyanophage communities is likely to exceed that found in marine environments, due to the habitat
Hayes, Paul +3 more
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Genome diversity of marine phages recovered from Mediterranean metagenomes: Size matters [PDF]
Marine viruses play a critical role not only in the global geochemical cycles but also in the biology and evolution of their hosts. Despite their importance, viral diversity remains underexplored mostly due to sampling and cultivation challenges.
González-Serrano, Rafael +4 more
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Quantitative Assessment of Nucleocytoplasmic Large DNA Virus and Host Interactions Predicted by Co-occurrence Analyses [PDF]
Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDVs) are highly diverse and abundant in marine environments. However, the knowledge of their hosts is limited because only a few NCLDVs have been isolated so far.
Blanc-Mathieu, R. +6 more
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A new Zamilon-like virophage partial genome assembled from a bioreactor metagenome
Virophages replicate within viral factories inside the Acanthamoeba cytoplasm, and decrease the infectivity and replication of their associated giant viruses.
Meriem eBekliz +8 more
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Analysis of virus genomes from glacial environments reveals novel virus groups with unusual host interactions [PDF]
Microbial communities in glacial ecosystems are diverse, active, and subjected to strong viral pressures and infection rates. In this study we analyse putative virus genomes assembled from three dsDNA viromes from cryoconite hole ecosystems of Svalbard ...
Anesio, Alexandre M B +2 more
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Extensive Gene Remodeling in the Viral World: New Evidence for Nongradual Evolution in the Mobilome Network [PDF]
International audienceComplex nongradual evolutionary processes such as gene remodeling are difficult to model, to visualize, and to investigate systematically.
Bapteste, Eric +3 more
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The brief review is devoted to description of the discovery of giant viruses belonging to the families of Mimiviridae and Marseilleviridae, as well as unassigned genera Pithoviruses, Pandoravirus, and Molliviruses.
D. K. Lvov +3 more
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Identification of Capsid/Coat Related Protein Folds and Their Utility for Virus Classification [PDF]
The viral supergroup includes the entire collection of known and unknown viruses that roam our planet and infect life forms. The supergroup is remarkably diverse both in its genetics and morphology and has historically remained difficult to study and ...
Arshan Nasir, Gustavo Caetano-Anollés
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Viruses, virophages, and their living nature
Over 100 years viruses have fascinated scientists around the world. Although biologists, chemists, physicians, veterinarians, and even physicists attempted to elucidate the nature of viruses, the question still remains "Are viruses alive?" Different theories have aimed at unifying our views of virology to provide an answer.
Ruiz Saenz, Julian, Rodas JD
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