Cryptic inoviruses are pervasive in bacteria and archaea across Earth's biomes
S. Roux, M. Krupovic, R. A. Daly, A. L. Borges, S. Nayfach, F. Schulz, J.-F. Cheng, N. N. Ivanova, J. Bondy-Denomy, K. C. Wrighton, T. Woyke, A. Visel, N. Kyrpides, E. A. Eloe-Fadrosh
The paper identifies 10,295 inovirus-like genomes across diverse ecosystems, revealing their widespread presence and complex interactions with bacterial and archaeal hosts.
bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2019Microbiology