Widespread genome reorganization of an obligate virus mutualist.

The family Polydnaviridae is of interest because it provides the best example of viruses that have evolved a mutualistic association with their animal hosts. Polydnaviruses in the genus Bracovirus are strictly associated with parasitoid wasps in the family Braconidae, and evolved ∼100 million years...

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Main Authors: Gaelen R Burke, Kimberly K O Walden, James B Whitfield, Hugh M Robertson, Michael R Strand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4169385?pdf=render