Archaeal Viruses from High-Temperature Environments
Archaeal viruses are some of the most enigmatic viruses known, due to the small number that have been characterized to date. The number of known archaeal viruses lags behind known bacteriophages by over an order of magnitude. Despite this, the high levels of genetic and morphological diversity that...
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doaj-649111004d4b44e290e0a9e0b3f68bff2020-11-25T02:41:26ZengMDPI AGGenes2073-44252018-02-019312810.3390/genes9030128genes9030128Archaeal Viruses from High-Temperature EnvironmentsJacob H. Munson-McGee0Jamie C. Snyder1Mark J. Young2Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59715, USADepartment of Biological Sciences, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA 91768, USADepartment of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59715, USAArchaeal viruses are some of the most enigmatic viruses known, due to the small number that have been characterized to date. The number of known archaeal viruses lags behind known bacteriophages by over an order of magnitude. Despite this, the high levels of genetic and morphological diversity that archaeal viruses display has attracted researchers for over 45 years. Extreme natural environments, such as acidic hot springs, are almost exclusively populated by Archaea and their viruses, making these attractive environments for the discovery and characterization of new viruses. The archaeal viruses from these environments have provided insights into archaeal biology, gene function, and viral evolution. This review focuses on advances from over four decades of archaeal virology, with a particular focus on archaeal viruses from high temperature environments, the existing challenges in understanding archaeal virus gene function, and approaches being taken to overcome these limitations.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/9/3/128archaeal virologyextremophilesenvironmental virologyarchaeal viral geneticsarchaeal viral genes |
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Archaeal Viruses from High-Temperature Environments |
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Archaeal Viruses from High-Temperature Environments |
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Archaeal viruses are some of the most enigmatic viruses known, due to the small number that have been characterized to date. The number of known archaeal viruses lags behind known bacteriophages by over an order of magnitude. Despite this, the high levels of genetic and morphological diversity that archaeal viruses display has attracted researchers for over 45 years. Extreme natural environments, such as acidic hot springs, are almost exclusively populated by Archaea and their viruses, making these attractive environments for the discovery and characterization of new viruses. The archaeal viruses from these environments have provided insights into archaeal biology, gene function, and viral evolution. This review focuses on advances from over four decades of archaeal virology, with a particular focus on archaeal viruses from high temperature environments, the existing challenges in understanding archaeal virus gene function, and approaches being taken to overcome these limitations. |
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archaeal virology extremophiles environmental virology archaeal viral genetics archaeal viral genes |
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