Unprecedented Diversity of ssDNA Phages from the Family Microviridae Detected within the Gut of a Protochordate Model Organism (Ciona robusta)

Unprecedented Diversity of ssDNA Phages from the Family Microviridae Detected within the Gut of a Protochordate Model Organism (Ciona robusta)

Phages (viruses that infect bacteria) play important roles in the gut ecosystem through infection of bacterial hosts, yet the gut virome remains poorly characterized. Mammalian gut viromes are dominated by double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) phages belonging to the order Caudovirales and single-stranded DNA...

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Main Authors: Alexandria Creasy, Karyna Rosario, Brittany A. Leigh, Larry J. Dishaw, Mya Breitbart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
phage
ssDNA
Microviridae
virome
microbiome
gut
Ciona
invertebrate
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/8/404

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