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DOE JGI researchers discover a novel group of giant viruses dubbed “Klosneuviruses” that significantly increases our understanding of viral evolution.
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Viruses are thought to outnumber the microbes on Earth; both outnumber the stars in the Milky Way. A handful of giant viruses have been discovered in the past two decades, and scientists report a novel group of giant viruses with a more complete set of translation machinery genes than any other virus known to date. They believe that this discovery significantly increases our understanding of viral evolution.