The discovery of giant viruses, with capsids as large as some bacteria, megabase-range
genomes and a variety of traits typically found only in cellular organisms, was one of the …

Microbial rhodopsins are diverse photoreceptive proteins containing a retinal chromophore
and are found in all domains of cellular life and are even encoded in genomes of viruses …

Ecosystems are controlled by 'bottom-up'(resources) and 'top-down'(predation) forces. Viral
infection is now recognized as a ubiquitous top-down control of microbial growth across …

Our current knowledge about nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDVs) is largely
derived from viral isolates that are co-cultivated with protists and algae. Here we …

The discovery of eukaryotic giant viruses has transformed our understanding of the limits of
viral complexity, but the extent of their encoded metabolic diversity remains unclear. Here …

Large DNA viruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota have recently emerged as important
members of ecosystems around the globe that challenge traditional views of viral …

The phylum Nucleocytoviricota includes the largest and most complex viruses known. These
“giant viruses” have a long evolutionary history that dates back to the early diversification of …

Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDVs) are ubiquitous in marine environments and
infect diverse eukaryotes. However, little is known about their biogeography and ecology in …

The endosymbiotic origin of plastids from cyanobacteria gave eukaryotes photosynthetic
capabilities and launched the diversification of countless forms of algae. These primary …

Compared to multicellular fungi and unicellular yeasts, unicellular fungi with free-living
flagellated stages (zoospores) remain poorly known and their phylogenetic position is often …