Kratosvirus quantuckense: the history and novelty of an algal bloom disrupting virus and a model for giant virus research

AR Truchon, EE Chase, ER Gann… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Since the discovery of the first “giant virus,” particular attention has been paid toward
isolating and culturing these large DNA viruses through Acanthamoeba spp. bait systems …

Clandestinovirus: A Giant Virus With Chromatin Proteins and a Potential to Manipulate the Cell Cycle of Its Host Vermamoeba vermiformis

C Rolland, J Andreani, D Sahmi-Bounsiar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
For several decades, the vast world of DNA viruses has been expanding constantly. Various
discoveries in this field have broadened our knowledge and revealed that DNA viruses …

Diverse DNA modification in marine prokaryotic and viral communities

S Hiraoka, T Sumida, M Hirai, A Toyoda… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
DNA chemical modifications, including methylation, are widespread and play important roles
in prokaryotes and viruses. However, current knowledge of these modification systems is …

Advancements in the clinical application of gene methylation for early cancer detection

X Xu, Y Guo, M Liu, Y Hu, S Li - Frontiers in Epigenetics and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
This review provides an overview of common assays used to screen for gene methylation
and early biomarkers of methylation in various cancers. DNA methylation, one of the most …

Long-read sequencing reveals increased occurrence of genomic variants and adenosine methylation in Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032 after long-duration flight exposure …

SM Waters, SM Ledford, A Wacker, S Verma… - International Journal of …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032, an endospore-forming bacterial strain, was investigated to
determine its methylation pattern (methylome) change, compared to ground control, after …

“Quasigenus” among Phycodnaviridae: A diversity of chlorophyte-infecting viruses in response to a dense algal culture in a high-rate algal pond

EE Chase, TM Pitot, S Monteil-Bouchard, C Desnues… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
This study approaches a high rate algal pond (HRAP) culture by metagenomic sequencing
of the viral DNA fraction, this includes the so-called giant virus fraction (phylum …

Genome-wide methylome analysis of two strains belonging to the hypervirulent Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W ST-11 clonal complex

B Stenmark, L Eriksson, S Thulin Hedberg, BP Anton… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
A rising incidence of meningococcal serogroup W disease has been evident in many
countries worldwide. Serogroup W isolates belonging to the sequence type (ST)-11 clonal …