Virus Satellites Drive Viral Evolution and Ecology.

Virus satellites are widespread subcellular entities, present both in eukaryotic and in prokaryotic cells. Their modus vivendi involves parasitism of the life cycle of their inducing helper viruses, which assures their transmission to a new host. However, the evolutionary and ecological implications...

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Main Authors: Belén Frígols, Nuria Quiles-Puchalt, Ignacio Mir-Sanchis, Jorge Donderis, Santiago F Elena, Angus Buckling, Richard P Novick, Alberto Marina, José R Penadés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1005609
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