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Unprecedented Ocean Viruses Discovered by Scientists.

A new type of virus called mirusviruses has been discovered on the sunlit surface of oceans and seas. These viruses are related to both giant viruses and herpesviruses and belong to a group of viruses called Duplodnaviria. They tend to infect single-celled plankton and have never been seen before. The discovery of mirusviruses sheds light on the evolutionary history of herpesviruses and reminds us of the complexity of even the most abundant double-stranded DNA viruses in key ecosystems such as the surface of our oceans and seas.

via IFLScience|

#duplodnaviria #evolution #herpesviruses

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Unprecedented Viruses Discovered in Global Ocean Plankton

An international team of oceanologists, chemists, and microbiologists has discovered several new viruses that infect plankton in all of the world's oceans. The viruses, named mirusviruses, are double-stranded DNA viruses that help regulate the flow of carbon and other nutrients in the oceans. They belong to the Duplodnaviria virus family and are related to the viruses that cause herpes in humans. The discovery adds to knowledge regarding biodiversity in the world's oceans and may help with better understanding the roots of the virus behind herpes infections.

via Phys.org|

#biodiversity #duplodnaviria #oceans

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Uncovering the Hidden World of Oceanic Viruses and Bacteria.

Scientists have discovered a new group of viruses called mirusviruses that thrive in sunlit oceans and infect plankton. The viruses belong to a large group of viruses called Duplodnaviria, which includes herpesviruses that infect animals and humans. However, the newfound viruses also share a staggering number of genes with a group of giant viruses called Varidnaviria, suggesting that mirusviruses are a hybrid between two distantly related viral lineages. The discovery highlights how little we know about the viruses lurking in Earth's oceans.

via Livescience.com|

#duplodnaviria #herpesviruses #mirusviruses