Christopher M. Bellas

The paper identifies active giant-virus infections in protists and shows conserved antiviral defenses and potential viral counter-defense mechanisms.

The paper analyzes viral genomes from aquatic ecosystems to clarify the evolutionary structure of Polinton-like viruses, revealing their distribution across multiple viral classes and linking them to Nucleocytoviricota.

This study identifies 2,355 PLV populations in marine viromes, revealing their seasonal dynamics and functional roles in coastal ecosystems.