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Virophages: association with human diseases and their predicted role as virus killers

30 Sept 2021

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The fascinating discovery of the first giant virus, Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV), belonging to the family Mimiviridae in 2008, and its associated virophage, Sputnik, have left the world of microbiology awestruck. To date, about 18 virophages have been isolated from different environmental sources. With their unique feature of resisting host cell infection and lysis by giant viruses, analogous to...

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PMID: 34601577
DOI: 10.1093/femspd/ftab049

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