Protist and archaeal viruses Flashcards
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Protists
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Protists are a diverse collection of organisms that do not fit into animal, plant, bacteria or fungi groups.
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Virophage
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Small, double-stranded DNA viral phages that require the co-infection of another virus
Parasitic relationship
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Mimivirus
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NCLDVs
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Virophages
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Pandoraviruses
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Types of archaeal viruses
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Bicaudaviridae
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Rudiviridae
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Pleolipoviridae
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A-DNA vs B-DNA
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In B-form, the base-pairs are almost centered over the helical axis (Figure 2.5. 4), but in A-form, they are displaced away from the central axis and closer to the major groove. The result is a ribbon-like helix with a more open cylindrical core in A-form.
