Viruses from extreme thermal environments
Viruses of extreme thermophiles are of great interest because they serve as model systems for understanding the biochemistry and molecular biology required for life at high temperatures. In this work, we report the discovery, isolation, and preliminary characterization of viruses and virus-like part...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:60872 2023-05-15T16:48:59+02:00 Viruses from extreme thermal environments Rice, George Stedman, Kenneth Snyder, Jamie Wiedenheft, Blake Willits, Debbie Brumfield, Susan McDermott, Timothy Young, Mark J. 2001-11-06 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC60872 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11606757 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.231170198 en eng The National Academy of Sciences http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC60872 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11606757 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.231170198 Copyright © 2001, The National Academy of Sciences Biological Sciences Text 2001 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.231170198 2013-08-29T08:44:16Z Viruses of extreme thermophiles are of great interest because they serve as model systems for understanding the biochemistry and molecular biology required for life at high temperatures. In this work, we report the discovery, isolation, and preliminary characterization of viruses and virus-like particles from extreme thermal acidic environments (70–92°C, pH 1.0–4.5) found in Yellowstone National Park. Six unique particle morphologies were found in Sulfolobus enrichment cultures. Three of the particle morphologies are similar to viruses previously isolated from Sulfolobus species from Iceland and/or Japan. Sequence analysis of their viral genomes suggests that they are related to the Icelandic and Japanese isolates. In addition, three virus particle morphologies that had not been previously observed from thermal environments were found. These viruses appear to be completely novel in nature. Text Iceland PubMed Central (PMC) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98 23 13341 13345 |
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Viruses of extreme thermophiles are of great interest because they serve as model systems for understanding the biochemistry and molecular biology required for life at high temperatures. In this work, we report the discovery, isolation, and preliminary characterization of viruses and virus-like particles from extreme thermal acidic environments (70–92°C, pH 1.0–4.5) found in Yellowstone National Park. Six unique particle morphologies were found in Sulfolobus enrichment cultures. Three of the particle morphologies are similar to viruses previously isolated from Sulfolobus species from Iceland and/or Japan. Sequence analysis of their viral genomes suggests that they are related to the Icelandic and Japanese isolates. In addition, three virus particle morphologies that had not been previously observed from thermal environments were found. These viruses appear to be completely novel in nature. |
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