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| Title |
Novel Virophages Discovered in a Freshwater Lake in China
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00005 |
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| Authors |
Chaowen Gong, Weijia Zhang, Xuewen Zhou, Hongming Wang, Guowei Sun, Jinzhou Xiao, Yingjie Pan, Shuling Yan, Yongjie Wang |
| Abstract |
Virophages are small double-stranded DNA viruses that are parasites of giant DNA viruses that infect unicellular eukaryotes. Here we identify a novel group of virophages, named Dishui Lake virophages (DSLVs) that were discovered in Dishui Lake (DSL): an artificial freshwater lake in Shanghai, China. Based on PCR and metagenomic analysis, the complete genome of DSLV1 was found to be circular and 28,788 base pairs in length, with a G+C content 43.2%, and 28 predicted open reading frames (ORFs). Fifteen of the DSLV1 ORFs have sequence similarity to known virophages. Two DSLV1 ORFs exhibited sequence similarity to that of prasinoviruses (Phycodnaviridae) and chloroviruses (Phycodnaviridae), respectively, suggesting horizontal gene transfer occurred between these large algal DNA viruses and DSLV1. 46 other virophages-related contigs were also obtained, including six homologous major capsid protein (MCP) gene. Phylogenetic analysis of these MCPs showed that DSLVs are closely related to OLV (Organic Lake virophage) and YSLVs (Yellowstone Lake virophages), especially to YSLV3, except for YSLV7. These results indicate that freshwater ecotopes are the hotbed for discovering novel virophages as well as understanding their diversity and properties. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 29% |
| Austria | 1 | 7% |
| Colombia | 1 | 7% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 7% |
| Australia | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 6 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 64% |
| Scientists | 5 | 36% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 62 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 22% |
| Researcher | 14 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Unknown | 9 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 22 | 34% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 15 | 23% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 11% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 6% |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Unknown | 12 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 October 2023.
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