Characterization of a latent virus-like infection of symbiotic zooxanthellae
Characterization of a latent virus-like infection of symbiotic zooxanthellae
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DOI:
10.1128/aem.02449-06
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发表时间:
2007-05-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Wilson, William H.
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作者:
Lohr, Jayme;Munn, Colin B.;Wilson, William H.
A latent virus-like agent, which we designated zooxanthella filamentous virus 1 (ZFV1), was isolated from Symbiodinium sp. strain CCMP 2465 and characterized. Transmission electron microscopy and analytical How cytometry revealed the presence of a new group of distinctive filamentous virus-like particles after exposure of the zooxanthellae to UV light. Examination of thin sections of the zooxanthellae revealed the formation and proliferation of filamentous virus-like particles in the UV-induced cells. Assessment of Symbiodinium sp. cultures was used here as a model to show the effects of UV irradiance and induction of potential latent viruses. The unique host-virus system described here provides insight into the role of latent infections in zooxanthellae through environmentally regulated viral induction mechanisms.