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  • Title: A Brief History of Giant Viruses' Studies in Brazilian Biomes.
    Author: Boratto PVM, Serafim MSM, Witt ASA, Crispim APC, Azevedo BL, Souza GAP, Aquino ILM, Machado TB, Queiroz VF, Rodrigues RAL, Bergier I, Cortines JR, Farias ST, Santos RND, Campos FS, Franco AC, Abrahão JS.
    Journal: Viruses; 2022 Jan 19; 14(2):. PubMed ID: 35215784.
    Abstract:
    Almost two decades after the isolation of the first amoebal giant viruses, indubitably the discovery of these entities has deeply affected the current scientific knowledge on the virosphere. Much has been uncovered since then: viruses can now acknowledge complex genomes and huge particle sizes, integrating remarkable evolutionary relationships that date as early as the emergence of life on the planet. This year, a decade has passed since the first studies on giant viruses in the Brazilian territory, and since then biomes of rare beauty and biodiversity (Amazon, Atlantic forest, Pantanal wetlands, Cerrado savannas) have been explored in the search for giant viruses. From those unique biomes, novel viral entities were found, revealing never before seen genomes and virion structures. To celebrate this, here we bring together the context, inspirations, and the major contributions of independent Brazilian research groups to summarize the accumulated knowledge about the diversity and the exceptionality of some of the giant viruses found in Brazil.
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