A viral particle with an unprecedentedly long 'tail' has been caught infecting dinoflagellate plankton in the Pacific Ocean. The virus, PelV-1 uses its tail to attach to its intended victim while ...

Scientists at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science looking at water from the world’s oceans discovered something odd: 230 types of giant viruses that were previously unknown ...

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Scientists have uncovered hundreds of new ‘giant viruses’ also known as ‘giruses’, in oceans worldwide. They used advanced computer software to analyse and unravel many types of viruses present in ...

Study reveals new insights into giant viruses and their role in marine ecosystems. Giant viruses play a role in the survival of single-celled marine organisms called protists. These include algae, ...

In 2003, Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus, also known as mimivirus, was the first giant virus to be described. It's larger than many bacteria, and was found in a water sample from a hospital cooling ...

The ocean contains a complex food web–the network of interactions among predators and prey that maintain healthy ecosystems and support populations of aquatic animals. At the base of this web are ...

It was found living in the mud of Japanese hot springs. If you’ve read up on Greek mythology, then you might remember that Medusa, with her venomous snake hair and ability to turn her enemies to stone ...

Giant viruses are a complex and diverse group infecting organisms from unicellular eukaryotes to animals. From the characterization of novel viruses to the development of advanced bioinformatic tools ...

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