Evidence for the acquisition of a proteorhodopsin-like rhodopsin by a chrysophyte-infecting giant virus
Petra K Byl, Christopher R. Schvarcz, Julie Thomy, Qian Li, Cori B Williams, Kurt M. LaButti, Frederik Schulz, Kyle F. Edwards, Grieg F. Steward
This paper describes the isolation and characterization of the first cultivated chrysophyte-infecting virus, ChrysoHV, which encodes a proteorhodopsin not previously found in viral genomes.
Journal of Virology · Aug 10, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology