Patrick Arthofer
patrickarthofer.bsky.social
Patrick Arthofer
@patrickarthofer.bsky.social
Microbiologist, Virologist, Ecologist, Molecular Biologist
Reposted by Patrick Arthofer
New #giantVirus on the block alert!

Along with a great team of people lead by @patrickarthofer.bsky.social, Florian Panhölzl, and Matthias Horn, we describe a novel Catovirus infecting the amoeboflagellate #Naegleria

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doi.org/10.1038/s414...
A giant virus infecting the amoeboflagellate Naegleria - Nature Communications
This is the first report on a virus infecting the amoeboflagellate Naegleria, including the lethal human pathogen N. fowleri. The new virus isolate, Catovirus naegleriensis (Naegleriavirus, NiV),...
doi.org
May 3, 2024 at 7:36 AM