Cargando…

Updated Virophage Taxonomy and Distinction from Polinton-like Viruses

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. While only a handful of virophages have been isolated, a vast diversity of viroph...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Roux, Simon, Fischer, Matthias G., Hackl, Thomas, Katz, Laura A., Schulz, Frederik, Yutin, Natalya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9952930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36830574
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom13020204