A Student’s Guide to Giant Viruses Infecting Small Eukaryotes: From Acanthamoeba to Zooxanthellae

Author: Wilhelm Steven W.   Bird Jordan T.   Bonifer Kyle S.   Calfee Benjamin C.   Chen Tian   Coy Samantha R.   Gainer P. Jackson   Gann Eric R.   Heatherly Huston T.   Lee Jasper   Liang Xiaolong   Liu Jiang   Armes April C.   Moniruzzaman Mohammad   Rice J. Hunter   Stough Joshua M. A.   Tams Robert N.   Williams Evan P.   LeCleir Gary R.  

Publisher: MDPI

E-ISSN: 1999-4915|9|3|46-46

ISSN: 1999-4915

Source: Viruses, Vol.9, Iss.3, 2017-03, pp. : 46-46

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Abstract

The discovery of infectious particles that challenge conventional thoughts concerning “what is a virus” has led to the evolution a new field of study in the past decade. Here, we review knowledge and information concerning “giant viruses”, with a focus not only on some of the best studied systems, but also provide an effort to illuminate systems yet to be better resolved. We conclude by demonstrating that there is an abundance of new host–virus systems that fall into this “giant” category, demonstrating that this field of inquiry presents great opportunities for future research.