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An archaeal virus is a virus that infects and replicates in archaea, a domain of unicellular, prokaryotic organisms. Archaeal viruses, like their hosts, are found worldwide, including in extreme environments inhospitable to most life such as acidic hot springs , highly saline bodies of water, and at the bottom of the ocean.
Bicaudaviridae is a family of hyperthermophilic archaeal viruses.Members of the genus Acidianus serve as natural hosts. There is only one genus, Bicaudavirus, and one species, Acidianus two-tailed virus, in this family.
When developing vaccines for viruses, the emphasis is on attenuating the virus, or decreasing its virulence, in a given host. Sometimes it is useful to employ serial passage to increase the virulence of a virus. Usually, when serial passage is performed in a species, the result is a virus that is more virulent to that species. [5]
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Bottigliavirus is the only genus in the family Ampullaviridae and contains 3 species. [3] [4] Ampullaviridae infect archaea of the genus Acidianus. [5]The name of the family and genus is derived from the Latin word for bottle, ampulla, due to the virions having the shape of a bottle.
West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Humans become infected by West Nile virus ...
Structural model at atomic resolution of bacteriophage T4 [1] The structure of a typical myovirus bacteriophage Anatomy and infection cycle of bacteriophage T4.. A bacteriophage (/ b æ k ˈ t ɪər i oʊ f eɪ dʒ /), also known informally as a phage (/ ˈ f eɪ dʒ /), is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria and archaea.
Wed May 28, 2014 9:44am EDT By Tom Polansek (Reuters) - An Indiana farm has become the first to confirm publicly it suffered a second outbreak of a deadly pig virus, fueling concerns that a ...