A research group led by Patrick Arthofer and Matthias Horn from the University of Viennas Center for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) has now separated giant infections that contaminate numerous Naegleria species.Discovery of Giant VirusesGiant viruses, clinically called Nucleocytoviricota, are a virus group determined just 2 years earlier, primarily contaminating single-celled organisms. Within hours, a structure understood as a virus factory types inside the amoeba cell, reproducing viral genetic product outside the nucleus and assembling hundreds of brand-new infection particles. Regardless, the discovery of these viruses will improve our understanding of both Naegleria biology and the infections that infect them,” states Matthias Horn.Reference: “A giant virus infecting the amoeboflagellate Naegleria” by Patrick Arthofer, Florian Panhölzl, Vincent Delafont, Alban Hay, Siegfried Reipert, Norbert Cyran, Stefanie Wienkoop, Anouk Willemsen, Ines Sifaoui, Iñigo Arberas-Jiménez, Frederik Schulz, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales and Matthias Horn, 24 April 2024, Nature Communications.DOI: 10.1038/ s41467-024-47308-2.
A research study team led by Patrick Arthofer and Matthias Horn from the University of Viennas Center for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) has actually now separated giant viruses that contaminate different Naegleria species.Discovery of Giant VirusesGiant infections, scientifically termed Nucleocytoviricota, are an infection group recognized simply two years ago, mainly infecting single-celled organisms. Within hours, a structure known as a virus factory forms inside the amoeba cell, duplicating viral genetic product outside the nucleus and putting together hundreds of new virus particles. Regardless, the discovery of these infections will boost our understanding of both Naegleria biology and the infections that infect them,” states Matthias Horn.Reference: “A giant virus contaminating the amoeboflagellate Naegleria” by Patrick Arthofer, Florian Panhölzl, Vincent Delafont, Alban Hay, Siegfried Reipert, Norbert Cyran, Stefanie Wienkoop, Anouk Willemsen, Ines Sifaoui, Iñigo Arberas-Jiménez, Frederik Schulz, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales and Matthias Horn, 24 April 2024, Nature Communications.DOI: 10.1038/ s41467-024-47308-2.