Genes, viruses and microbes

Viruses of Microbes

Viruses of microbes encompass all viruses that infect archaea, bacteria, and single-celled eukaryotes, especially algae and protozoa [...].

Lice, Humans, and Microbes

Lice are small, wingless, minor ectoparasites of mammals and birds. More than 540  blood-sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) have been described with each host having its own type of louse, suggesting the cospeciation of the lice species with their host. Among these, two lice species from two different genera infest humans: Pediculus humanus and Phthirus pubis (pubic “crab” l...

Viruses, Genes, and Cells1

The intimate relationships of viruses and genes have been proper subjects of speculation for many years. More recently, genetic studies, especially on bacteriophages and bacteria have given concrete substance to some of these speculations. For this occasion a brief didactic review of some relevant experimental findings may be appropriate. The support that they can give to concept and methodolog...

Drug resistance in viruses, other microbes and eukaryotes.

Introduction to special issue on viruses and microbes.

This special issue of Virology is dedicated to highlight current research on viruses of microbes, as discussed at a recent EMBO Viruses of Microbes (VoM II) conference held in Brussels, Belgium, July 2012 (http://www.events.embo.org/12-virus-microbe/pro gramme.html). Two salient events marked the meeting. First, it was the first official meeting of the International Society for Viruses of Micro...