Gene transfer agents: the ambiguous role of selfless viruses in genetic exchange and bacterial evolution

PCM Fogg - Molecular Microbiology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are genetic elements derived from ancestral bacteriophages
that have become domesticated by the host. GTAs are present in diverse prokaryotic …

A stargate mechanism of Microviridae genome delivery unveiled by cryogenic electron tomography

P Bardy, CIW MacDonald, PC Kirchberger, HT Jenkins… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Single-stranded DNA bacteriophages of the Microviridae family are major components of the
global virosphere. Microviruses are highly abundant in aquatic ecosystems and are …