Parasitic and Commensal interactions among Mimiviruses, Sputnik-like virophages, and Transpovirons: A theoretical and dynamical systems approach.
Emmanuel Ortega-Atehortúa, Nicole Rivera Parra, Boris A. Rodríguez, Gloria Machado-Rodríguez, Juan Camilo Arboleda-Rivera
The paper develops a dynamical systems model to study interactions among Mimiviruses, virophages, and transpovirons, finding oscillatory behavior but unclear biological mechanisms for transpoviron persistence.
bioRxiv · Sep 13, 2024 · PreprintSystems Biology