David OjciusA look into the #virosphere of clouds:
A world yet to be explored
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666517425002056 #OpenAccess #virology #environment #microbiology
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Hunting down giant #viruses that attack tiny algae https://phys.org/news/2024-09-giant-viruses-tiny-algae.html
Single-cell RNA-seq of the rare #virosphere reveals the native hosts of giant viruses in the marine environment https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01669-y
"#GiantViruses inhabiting the oceans infect, among others, various species of single-celled #algae... Viral infection can cause a rapid collapse of #AlgalBlooms"
Hunting down giant viruses that attack tiny algae
They were said to come from outer space, and there were even claims that they were actually bacteria and that they undermined the very definition of viruses. Giant viruses, nicknamed "giruses," contain enormous quantities of genetic material—up to 100 times more than other viruses—and some are larger than certain bacteria.
Vivek Mutalik