Evidence of a cellulosic layer in Pandoravirus tegument and the mystery of the genetic support of its biosynthesis
D. BRAHIM BELHAOUARI, J.-P. BAUDOIN, F. GNANKOU, F. DI PINTO, P. Colson, S. Aherfi, B. LA SCOLA
This study investigates the composition of the Pandoravirus tegument, finding a cellulose-like layer and hypothesizing its synthesis may involve the host amoeba's machinery rather than viral genes.
bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology