Viruses express phenotypes to alter their surrounding environments, thereby increasing
their fitness. These surrounding environments include host metabolism and behavior. A …

Tupanviruses are giant viruses recently discovered in Brazil from extreme environments:
Tupanvirus soda lake (TPV-SL) and Tupanvirus deep ocean (TPV-DO). Unexpected …

Highlights•Giant viruses have complex structures assembled into different shapes.•Electron
microscopy has contributed for giant virus structure characterization.•Proteome analyses …

Since Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) was identified in 2003, several other
giant viruses of amoebae have been isolated, highlighting the uniqueness of this group. In …

The discovery of giant viruses in the last years has fascinated the scientific community due to
virus particles size and genome complexity. Among such fantastic discoveries, we have …

Here we report the discovery of two Tupanvirus strains, the longest tailed Mimiviridae
members isolated in amoebae. Their genomes are 1.44–1.51 Mb linear double-strand DNA …

The genus “Tupanvirus” is a new proposed taxon to be included in the family Mimiviridae.
The two known tupanvirus isolates were isolated from soda lake and oceanic sediments …

Giant viruses of amoebas are a remarkable group of viruses. In addition to their large size
and peculiar structures, the genetic content of these viruses is also special. Among the …

Since the discovery of mimivirus, numerous giant viruses associated with free-living
amoebae have been described. The genome of giant viruses can be more than 2.5 …

Biological invasions occur when plants, animals, or microbes are introduced to a new
geographic region, then spread and have negative consequences for the local ecosystem …