Diversity and evolution of the animal virome
The COVID-19 pandemic has given the study of virus evolution and ecology new relevance.
Although viruses were first identified more than a century ago, we likely know less about …
Although viruses were first identified more than a century ago, we likely know less about …
Fungal nomenclature: managing change is the name of the game
Fungal species have undergone and continue to undergo significant nomenclatural change,
primarily due to the abandonment of dual species nomenclature in 2013 and the …
primarily due to the abandonment of dual species nomenclature in 2013 and the …
IMG/VR v4: an expanded database of uncultivated virus genomes within a framework of extensive functional, taxonomic, and ecological metadata
AP Camargo, S Nayfach, IMA Chen… - Nucleic acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Viruses are widely recognized as critical members of all microbiomes. Metagenomics
enables large-scale exploration of the global virosphere, progressively revealing the …
enables large-scale exploration of the global virosphere, progressively revealing the …
Recent changes to virus taxonomy ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2022)
This article reports the changes to virus taxonomy approved and ratified by the International
Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) in March 2022. The entire ICTV was invited to …
Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) in March 2022. The entire ICTV was invited to …
Systematic evaluation of horizontal gene transfer between eukaryotes and viruses
Gene exchange between viruses and their hosts acts as a key facilitator of horizontal gene
transfer and is hypothesized to be a major driver of evolutionary change. Our understanding …
transfer and is hypothesized to be a major driver of evolutionary change. Our understanding …
Hybrids of RNA viruses and viroid-like elements replicate in fungi
Earth's life may have originated as self-replicating RNA, and it has been argued that RNA
viruses and viroid-like elements are remnants of such pre-cellular RNA world. RNA viruses …
viruses and viroid-like elements are remnants of such pre-cellular RNA world. RNA viruses …
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on hepatitis delta virus
Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is a defective virus that requires the hepatitis B virus to complete its
life cycle and cause liver damage in humans. HDV is responsible for rare acute and chronic …
life cycle and cause liver damage in humans. HDV is responsible for rare acute and chronic …
[HTML][HTML] Caudovirales bacteriophages are associated with improved executive function and memory in flies, mice, and humans
J Mayneris-Perxachs, A Castells-Nobau… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2022 - cell.com
Growing evidence implicates the gut microbiome in cognition. Viruses, the most abundant
life entities on the planet, are a commonly overlooked component of the gut virome …
life entities on the planet, are a commonly overlooked component of the gut virome …
2022 taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales
In March 2022, following the annual International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)
ratification vote on newly proposed taxa, the phylum Negarnaviricota was amended and …
ratification vote on newly proposed taxa, the phylum Negarnaviricota was amended and …
Renaming of the genus Flavivirus to Orthoflavivirus and extension of binomial species names within the family Flaviviridae
This review provides a summary of the recently ratified changes to genus and species
nomenclature within the virus family Flaviviridae along with reasons for these changes. First …
nomenclature within the virus family Flaviviridae along with reasons for these changes. First …