Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of cell-virus-virophage systems
Microbial eukaryotes, giant viruses and virophages form a unique hyperparasitic system. Virophages are parasites of the virus transcription machinery and can interfere with virus replication, resulting in a benefit to the eukaryotic host population. Surprisingly, virophages can integrate into the ge...
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Public Library of Science
2024
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