We review approaches aimed at deciphering the physical mechanisms responsible for viral
structure and assembly. We discuss the basic principles of condensed matter physics …

For many (if not all) bacterial and archaeal tailed viruses and eukaryotic Herpesvirdae the
HK97-fold serves as the major architectural element in icosahedral capsid formation while …

While small single-stranded viral shells encapsidate their genome spontaneously, many
large viruses, such as the herpes simplex virus or infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) …

Large icosahedral viruses that infect bacteria represent an extreme of the coevolution of
capsids and the genomes they accommodate. One subset of these large viruses is the …

Tailed phages are viruses that infect bacteria and are the most abundant biological entities
on Earth. Their ecological, evolutionary, and biogeochemical roles in the planet stem from …

In spring 2016, a shallow hypersaline pond (50× 25 m) was found in the Cuatro Cienegas
Basin (CCB). This pond, known as Archaean Domes (AD) because of its elastic microbial …

Tailed phages are the most abundant and diverse group of viruses on the planet. Yet, the
smallest tailed phages display relatively complex capsids and large genomes compared to …

Bacteriophages are viruses that are only capable of replicating inside a suitable bacterial
host cell. Here, we performed a comprehensive meta-analysis of all 103 publicly available …

ABSTRACT ΦLM21 is a temperate phage isolated from Sinorhizobium sp. strain LM21
(Alphaproteobacteria). Genomic analysis and electron microscopy suggested that ΦLM21 is …

Using different Sinorhizobium meliloti strains as hosts, we isolated eight new virulent
phages from the rhizosphere of the coastal legume Medicago marina. Half of the isolated …