Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

Dynamic genome evolution and complex virocell metabolism of globally-distributed giant viruses

  • Mohammad Moniruzzaman,
  • Carolina A. Martinez-Gutierrez,
  • Alaina R. Weinheimer,
  • Frank O. Aylward

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15507-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV) exhibit a large genomic repertoire and complex evolutionary history. Here, the authors generate 501 metagenome-assembled genomes from diverse environments and show NCLDVs to harbor a wide range of potential metabolic capabilities.