The phylum Nucleocytoviricota includes the largest and most complex viruses known. These
“giant viruses” have a long evolutionary history that dates back to the early diversification of …

The genus Legionella comprises 65 species, among which Legionella pneumophila is a
human pathogen causing severe pneumonia. To understand the evolution of an …

Many intracellular pathogens, such as bacteria and large viruses, enter eukaryotic cells via
phagocytosis, then replicate and proliferate inside the host. To avoid degradation in the …

Members of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota, also called “giant viruses” due to their large
physical dimensions and genome lengths, are a diverse group of dsDNA viruses that infect a …

ABSTRACT FNIP repeat domain-containing protein (FNIP protein) is a little-studied atypical
leucine-rich repeat domain-containing protein found in social amoebae and mimiviruses …

Curiously, in viruses, the virion volume appears to be predominantly driven by genome
length rather than the number of proteins it encodes or geometric constraints. With their …

Classical swine fever virus (CSFV) is a fatal pig pestivirus and causes serious financial
losses to the pig industry. CSFV NS4B protein is one of the most important viral replicase …

Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) is a member of the family of giant viruses,
harboring a 1,200 kbp genome within its 700 nm-diameter viral particle. The R214 gene of …

Les bactéries du genre Legionella sont responsables chez l'homme d'une maladie appelée
légionellose. Cette forme aiguë de pneumonie peut être mortelle dans 7 à 30% des cas …

Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) was isolated in 1992.. It's large size, gram
positivity and unique genome features attracted many scientists attention in evolutinary and …