The diel disconnect between cell growth and division in Aureococcus is interrupted by giant virus infection.

ABSTRACT: Viruses of eukaryotic algae have become an important research focus due to their role(s) in nutrient cycling and top-down control of algal blooms. Omics-based studies have identified a boon of genomic and transcriptional potential among the Nucleocytoviricota, a phylum of large dsDNA viruses which have been shown to infect algal and non-algal eukaryotes. However, little is still understood regarding the infection cycle of these viruses, particularly in how they take over a metabolically active host and convert it into a virocell state. Of particular interest are the roles light and the diel cycle in virocell development. Yet despite such a large proportion of Nucleocytoviricota infecting phototrophs, little work has been done to tie infection dynamics to the presence, and abs

SUBMITTER: Truchon AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11371579 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature