A. del Arco

Virophage replication mode determines ecological and evolutionary changes in a host-virus-virophage system

This study investigates how virophage replication modes affect ecological and evolutionary dynamics in a host-virus-virophage system, finding that integration correlates with host survival but not virophage reactivation.

Population dynamics hide phenotypic changes driven by subtle chemical exposures: implications for risk assessments

The paper shows that chemical exposures can drive subtle evolutionary changes in microbial communities, which are masked by similar community dynamics and overlooked in current risk assessments.

Evolution of virus and virophage facilitates persistence in a tripartite microbial system

The paper tests the long-term persistence of a tripartite microbial system involving a host, giant virus, and virophage, finding that the virophage's beneficial effect diminishes over time as the virus evolves to replicate less and the virophage replicates more but exploits the virus less.