Functional Genomic Analyses Reveal an Open Pan-genome for the Chloroviruses and a Potential for Genetic Innovation in New Isolates
Rodrigo Araújo Lima Rodrigues, Victória Fulgêncio Queiroz, Jayadri Sekhar Ghosh, David D. Dunigan, James L. Van Etten
Abstract
Chloroviruses are large dsDNA viruses that infect unicellular green algae distributed worldwide in freshwater environments. They comprise a genetically diverse group of viruses; however, a comprehensive investigation of the genomic evolution of these viruses is still missing.
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BiologyGenomeGeneticsComputational biologyEvolutionary biologyGeneBacteriophages and microbial interactionsCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms