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Beyond pathogenesis: Detecting the full spectrum of ecological interactions in the virosphere

The public perception of viruses has historically been negative. We are now at a stage where the development of tools to study viruses is at an all-time high, but society’s perception of viruses is at an all-time low. The literature regarding viral interactions has been skewed towards negative (i.e....

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Autores principales: Jurburg, Stephanie D., Hom, Erik F. Y., Chatzinotas, Antonis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10184920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37186573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002109
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description The public perception of viruses has historically been negative. We are now at a stage where the development of tools to study viruses is at an all-time high, but society’s perception of viruses is at an all-time low. The literature regarding viral interactions has been skewed towards negative (i.e., pathogenic) symbioses, whereas viral mutualisms remain relatively underexplored. Viral interactions with their hosts are complex and some non-pathogenic viruses could have potential benefits to society. However, viral research is seldom designed to identify viral mutualists, a gap that merits considering new experimental designs. Determining whether antagonisms, mutualisms, and commensalisms are equally common ecological strategies requires more balanced research efforts that characterize the full spectrum of viral interactions.
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spelling pubmed-101849202023-05-16 Beyond pathogenesis: Detecting the full spectrum of ecological interactions in the virosphere Jurburg, Stephanie D. Hom, Erik F. Y. Chatzinotas, Antonis PLoS Biol Essay The public perception of viruses has historically been negative. We are now at a stage where the development of tools to study viruses is at an all-time high, but society’s perception of viruses is at an all-time low. The literature regarding viral interactions has been skewed towards negative (i.e., pathogenic) symbioses, whereas viral mutualisms remain relatively underexplored. Viral interactions with their hosts are complex and some non-pathogenic viruses could have potential benefits to society. However, viral research is seldom designed to identify viral mutualists, a gap that merits considering new experimental designs. Determining whether antagonisms, mutualisms, and commensalisms are equally common ecological strategies requires more balanced research efforts that characterize the full spectrum of viral interactions. Public Library of Science 2023-05-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10184920/ /pubmed/37186573 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002109 Text en © 2023 Jurburg et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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