The enigmatic archaeal virosphere

Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 724 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.125

Authors: David Prangishvili, Dennis H. Bamford, Patrick Forterre, Jaime Iranzo, Eugene V. Koonin & Mart Krupovic
One of the most prominent features of archaea is the extraordinary diversity of their DNA viruses. Many archaeal viruses differ substantially in morphology from bacterial and eukaryotic viruses and represent unique virus families. The distinct nature of archaeal viruses also extends to the gene composition

Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - November 10, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: David Prangishvili Dennis H. Bamford Patrick Forterre Jaime Iranzo Eugene V. Koonin Mart Krupovic Tags: Review Source Type: research