| Literature DB >> 26085149 |
Rebecca Hochstein1, Daniel Bollschweiler2, Harald Engelhardt2, C Martin Lawrence3, Mark Young4.
Abstract
Viruses of Archaea continue to surprise us. Archaeal viruses have revealed new morphologies, protein folds, and gene content. This is especially true for large spindle viruses, which infect only Archaea. We present a comparison of particle morphologies, major coat protein structures, and gene content among the five characterized large spindle viruses to elucidate defining characteristics. Structural similarities and a core set of genes support the grouping of the large spindle viruses into a new superfamily.Mesh:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26085149 PMCID: PMC4542365 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00612-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103