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A Brief History of Giant Viruses' Studies in Brazilian Biomes
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Abrahão, Jônatas S. Boratto, Paulo Victor M. Serafim, Mateus Sá M. Witt, Amanda Stéphanie A. Crispim, Ana Paula C. de Azevedo, Bruna Luiza de Souza, Gabriel Augusto P. de Aquino, Isabella Luiza M. Machado, Talita B. Queiroz, Victória F. Rodrigues, Rodrigo A. L. Bergier, Ivan Cortines, Juliana Reis de Farias, Savio Torres Santos, Raíssa Nunes dos Campos, Fabrício Souza Franco, Ana Cláudia |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | Almost two decades after the isolation of the first amoebal giant viruses, indubitably the discovery of these entities has deeply affected the current scientific knowledge on the virosphere. Much has been uncovered since then: viruses can now acknowledge complex genomes and huge particle sizes, integrating remarkable evolutionary relationships that date as early as the emergence of life on the planet. This year, a decade has passed since the first studies on giant viruses in the Brazilian territory, and since then biomes of rare beauty and biodiversity (Amazon, Atlantic forest, Pantanal wetlands, Cerrado savannas) have been explored in the search for giant viruses. From those unique biomes, novel viral entities were found, revealing never before seen genomes and virion structures. To celebrate this, here we bring together the context, inspirations, and the major contributions of independent Brazilian research groups to summarize the accumulated knowledge about the diversity and the exceptionality of some of the giant viruses found in Brazil. |
| Starting Page | 191 |
| e-ISSN | 19994915 |
| DOI | 10.3390/v14020191 |
| Journal | Viruses |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-01-19 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Viruses Virology Amoebae Viruses Brazilian Isolates Giant Virus Ncldv Virosphere Virus Diversity |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
