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Cool new #preprint from @foaylward about #marine #giant #viruses https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.30.526306v1

Assessing the biogeography of marine giant viruses in four oceanic transects

Viruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota are ubiquitous in ocean waters and play important roles in shaping the dynamics of marine ecosystems.
bioRxiv
#preprint #viruses #marine #Giant @Frank Aylward
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Frank Aylward
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@Brad_Rosenheim we actually used public data already made available by some kind souls, but this sounds much more exciting.
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Still is very cool. So, just how big is a giant virus? And, does size matter in virology?
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Mya Breitbart
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@Brad_Rosenheim Frank’s the expert, lazy scientists like me study tiny viruses (so much cheaper & easier to sequence!). But here’s some info on giant viruses (also called giruses by some but not me…) - the biggest ones are 1.5 microns long and have up to 2.5 Mb genomes. Giant viruses can be bigger than small bacteria! http://thatslifesci.com/2020-08-03-worlds-largest-virus-rbell/

What's the world's largest virus?

We have barely scratched the surface of virus diversity, but over the past decade scientists have discovered shockingly large viruses in environments across the globe.
Thats Life Science
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Frank Aylward
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@Brad_Rosenheim we also talk about some of the bigger viruses in a recent review - this field has seen many big discoveries in recent years! https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/8/1061

Viral Complexity

Although traditionally viewed as streamlined and simple, discoveries over the last century have revealed that viruses can exhibit surprisingly complex physical structures, genomic organization, ecological interactions, and evolutionary histories.
MDPI
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LZVolk
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@Brad_Rosenheim Fantastic review! Was reminded of comment from non-scientist (degreed in literature), “Virologists know nothing. Viruses aren’t even alive.” I had to take a big deep breath before more calmly replying. Perhaps I’ll forward this review to him. 😏 #viruses rule! 😉
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