Giant viruses are a complex and diverse group infecting organisms from unicellular eukaryotes to animals. From the characterization of novel viruses to the development of advanced bioinformatic tools ...
Large double-stranded DNA viruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota (Giant Viruses; GVs) are the largest known viruses, infecting various eukaryotic hosts, particularly protists and algae. These ...
In simple terms: a virus is a tiny package of genetic instructions with a delivery system. Outside a cell it is metabolically inert. Once inside a susceptible cell, it redirects the cell's machinery ...