Discovery of viral myosin genes with complex evolutionary history within plankton
S. Kijima, T. O. Delmont, U. Miyazaki, M. Gaia, H. Endo, H. Ogata
The paper discovers myosin genes in NCLDVs, suggests their role in viral transport, and identifies multiple horizontal transfers of these genes between viruses and eukaryotes.
bioRxiv · Mar 14, 2021Microbiology