tailieunhanh - báo cáo hóa học:" Giant viruses in the oceans: the 4th Algal Virus Workshop"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học đề tài : Giant viruses in the oceans: the 4th Algal Virus Workshop | Virology Journal BioMed Central Short report Giant viruses in the oceans the 4th Algal Virus Workshop Jean-Michel Claverie Open Access Address Structural Genomic Information Laboratory UPR 2589 IBSM CNRS 31 chemin Joseph Aiguier 13402 Marseille Cedex 20 and University of Mediterranee School of Medicine 13385 Marseille Cedex 5 France Email Jean-Michel Claverie - Corresponding author Published 20 June 2005 Received 01 May 2005 Accepted 20 June 2005 Virology Journal 2005 2 52 doi l 743-422X-2-52 This article is available from http content 2 1 52 2005 Claverie licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Giant double-stranded DNA viruses such as record breaking Acanthamoeba polyphaga Mimivirus with particle sizes of to pm genomes of 300 kbp to kbp and commensurate complex gene contents constitute an evolutionary mystery. They challenge the common vision of viruses traditionally seen as highly streamlined genomes optimally fitted to the smallest possible -filterable-package. Such giant viruses are now discovered in increasing numbers through the systematic sampling of ocean waters as well as freshwater aquatic environments where they play a significant role in controlling phyto- and bacterio- plankton populations. The 4th algal virus workshop showed that the study of these ecologically important viruses is now massively entering the genomic era promising a better understanding of their diversity and hopefully some insights on their origin and the evolutionary forces that shaped their genomes. Report The 4th Algal Virus Workshop http organized by Corina Brussaard and Herman Gons and hosted by the Royal Netherlands Institute for .