Identification of a Chlorovirus PBCV-1 Protein Involved in Degrading the Host Cell Wall during Virus Infection

Identification of a Chlorovirus PBCV-1 Protein Involved in Degrading the Host Cell Wall during Virus Infection

Chloroviruses are unusual among viruses infecting eukaryotic organisms in that they must, like bacteriophages, penetrate a rigid cell wall to initiate infection. <i>Chlorovirus</i> PBCV-1 infects its host, <i>Chlorella variabilis</i> NC64A by specifically binding to and degra...

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Main Authors: Irina V. Agarkova, Leslie C. Lane, David D. Dunigan, Cristian F. Quispe, Garry A. Duncan, Elad Milrot, Abraham Minsky, Ahmed Esmael, Jayadri S. Ghosh, James L. Van Etten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Chlorella
<i>Phycodnaviridae</i>
chlorovirus
PBCV-1
algal lytic activity
cell wall degrading activity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/5/782

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