Polintons, virophages and transpovirons: a tangled web linking viruses, transposons and immunity.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2017.06.008
Abstract: Virophages are satellite DNA viruses that depend for their replication on giant viruses of the family Mimiviridae. An evolutionary relationship exists between the virophages and Polintons, large self-synthesizing transposons that are wide spread in the… read more here.
Keywords: virophages transpovirons; giant virus; immunity; polintons virophages ... See more keywords
A virophage cross-species infection through mutant selection represses giant virus propagation, promoting host cell survival
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-0970-9
Abstract: Virus adaptation to new hosts is a major cause of infectious disease emergence. This mechanism has been intensively studied in the context of zoonotic virus spillover, due to its impact on global health. However, it… read more here.
Keywords: species infection; cross species; giant virus; giant viruses ... See more keywords
Advantages and Limits of Metagenomic Assembly and Binning of a Giant Virus
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DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00048-20
Abstract: The discovery of large and giant nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV) with genomes in the megabase range and equipped with a wide variety of features typically associated with cellular organisms was one of the most… read more here.
Keywords: biology; giant virus; giant viruses; ecology ... See more keywords
Giant virus vs amoeba: fight for supremacy
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DOI: 10.1186/s12985-019-1244-3
Abstract: Since the discovery of mimivirus, numerous giant viruses associated with free-living amoebae have been described. The genome of giant viruses can be more than 2.5 megabases, and virus particles can exceed the size of many… read more here.
Keywords: giant viruses; virus amoeba; giant virus; amoeba fight ... See more keywords
Simultaneous Giant Virus and Virophage Quantification Using Droplet Digital PCR
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DOI: 10.3390/v14051056
Abstract: 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… read more here.
Keywords: virus virophage; digital pcr; virophage; droplet digital ... See more keywords