Autolykiviridae


Recently, Kathryn Kauffman, Libusha Kelly, and nine others discovered and studied a new type of virus found in the ocean. This virus, unlike most viruses, has no tail and their genomes only have 10,000 bases. Although this virus, now named  Autolykiviridae, was found in bacteria extracted from the ocean, it might be in other places as well. This might even include the human body. I found this article interesting because this virus has remained undetected under our noses for a while now, and it can lead to a much greater understanding of bacterial viruses now that we can study it for the first time. It is especially exciting that we will be able to learned how this virus impacts the ocean and an organism's health.




https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180124131725.htm

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  1. chrheaFebruary 2, 2018 at 1:07 PM

    I feel like there are tons of tiny viruses trapped in the human genome... they just need the right stimulus to be brought back. Please, don't call me crazy. :)

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