Lineage-specific expansions of polinton-like viruses in photosynthetic cryptophytes

Abstract Background Polinton-like viruses (PLVs) are diverse eukaryotic DNA viral elements (14–40 kb) that often undergo significant expansion within protist genomes through repeated insertion events. Emerging evidence indicates they function as antiviral defense systems in protists, reducing the pr...

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Main Authors: Paul-Adrian Bulzu, Helena Henriques Vieira, Rohit Ghai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02148-0
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