Virology Journal | Viruses of microbes

Virology Journal | Viruses of microbes

Viruses of microbes

Section Editor: Joana Azeredo, University of Minho, Portugal 
Deputy Section Editor: Mark van Raaij, CNB-CSIC, Spain 

The Viruses of microbes section of Virology Journal is home to articles on all aspects of virology pertaining to viruses infecting bacteria, archaea, algae, protozoa, fungi and other viruses. A large part of the virosphere is made up of viruses infecting other microbes. We welcome contributions to the structure of these viruses, their activity, their regulation and the interaction with their microbial hosts, including host immunity. Applications of microbial viruses or their gene products in human and animal health or industrial and ecological applications are also welcome.​​​​​​​

1. Content Type:Review

   Host-hijacking and planktonic piracy: how phages command the microbial high seas

   Microbial communities living in the oceans are major drivers of global biogeochemical cycles. With nutrients limited across vast swathes of the ocean, marine microbes eke out a living under constant assault fr...

   Authors:Joanna Warwick-Dugdale, Holger H. Buchholz, Michael J. Allen and Ben Temperton

   Citation:Virology Journal 2019 16:15

   Published on: 1 February 2019

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2. Content Type:Research

   Analysis of the codon usage pattern of the RdRP gene of mycovirus infecting Aspergillusspp.

   Mycoviruses that infect fungi generally do not have a significant effect on the host and, instead, reduce the toxicity of the fungi. However, recent studies have shown that polymycovirus-1, a mycovirus that in...

   Authors:Mikyung Je, Hayeon Kim and Hyeon S. Son

   Citation:Virology Journal 2019 16:10

   Published on: 16 January 2019

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3. Content Type:Research

   Complete genome sequences of Aeromonas and Pseudomonas phages as a supportive tool for development of antibacterial treatment in aquaculture

   Aquaculture is the fastest growing sector of food production worldwide. However, one of the major reasons limiting its effectiveness are infectious diseases among aquatic organisms resulting in vast economic l...

   Authors:Joanna Kazimierczak, Ewelina Agnieszka Wójcik, Jolanta Witaszewska, Arkadiusz Guziński, Elżbieta Górecka, Małgorzata Stańczyk, Edyta Kaczorek, Andrzej Krzysztof Siwicki and Jarosław Dastych

   Citation:Virology Journal 2019 16:4

   Published on: 8 January 2019

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4. Content Type:Review

   The so far farthest reaches of the double jelly roll capsid protein fold

   During the last two decades, structural biology analyses have shown that viruses infecting hosts far apart in evolution share similar architectural features, prompting a new virus classification based on struc...

   Authors:Carmen San Martín and Mark J. van Raaij

   Citation:Virology Journal 2018 15:181

   Published on: 23 November 2018

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5. Content Type:Research

   De novo transcriptomic assembly and mRNA expression patterns of Botryosphaeria dothidea infection with mycoviruses chrysovirus 1 (BdCV1) and partitivirus 1 (BdPV1)

   Pear ring rot, caused by Botryosphaeria species, is responsible for substantial economic losses by causing severe recession of pear tree growth in China. Mycovirus-mediated hypovirulence in plant pathogenic fungi...

   Authors:Lihua Wang, Hui Luo, Wangcheng Hu, Yuekun Yang, Ni Hong, Guoping Wang, Aiming Wang and Liping Wang

   Citation:Virology Journal 2018 15:126

   Published on: 13 August 2018

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6. Content Type:Research

   Vast diversity of prokaryotic virus genomes encoding double jelly-roll major capsid proteins uncovered by genomic and metagenomic sequence analysis

   Analysis of metagenomic sequences has become the principal approach for the study of the diversity of viruses. Many recent, extensive metagenomic studies on several classes of viruses have dramatically expande...

   Authors:Natalya Yutin, Disa Bäckström, Thijs J. G. Ettema, Mart Krupovic and Eugene V. Koonin

   Citation:Virology Journal 2018 15:67

   Published on: 10 April 2018

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7. Content Type:Research

   Ubiquitous giants: a plethora of giant viruses found in Brazil and Antarctica

   Since the discovery of giant viruses infecting amoebae in 2003, many dogmas of virology have been revised and the search for these viruses has been intensified. Over the last few years, several new groups of t...

   Authors:Ana Cláudia dos S. P. Andrade, Thalita S. Arantes, Rodrigo A. L. Rodrigues, Talita B. Machado, Fábio P. Dornas, Melissa F. Landell, Cinthia Furst, Luiz G. A. Borges, Lara A. L. Dutra, Gabriel Almeida, Giliane de S. Trindade, Ivan Bergier, Walter Abrahão, Iara A. Borges, Juliana R. Cortines, Danilo B. de Oliveira…

   Citation:Virology Journal 2018 15:22

   Published on: 24 January 2018

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8. Content Type:Review

   Bacteriophage therapy to combat bacterial infections in poultry

   Infections in poultry are an economic and health problem in Europe and worldwide. The most common infections are associated with salmonellosis, colibacillosis, campylobacteriosis, and others. The prevalence of Ca...

   Authors:Andrzej Wernicki, Anna Nowaczek and Renata Urban-Chmiel

   Citation:Virology Journal 2017 14:179

   Published on: 16 September 2017

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9. Content Type:Research

   Isolation and characterization of the first phage infecting ecologically important marine bacteria Erythrobacter

   Erythrobacter comprises a widespread and ecologically significant genus of marine bacteria. However, no phage infecting Erythrobacter spp. has been reported to date. This study describ...

   Authors:Longfei Lu, Lanlan Cai, Nianzhi Jiao and Rui Zhang

   Citation:Virology Journal 2017 14:104

   Published on: 7 June 2017

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10. Content Type:Research

    Characterization and complete genome of the virulent Myoviridae phage JD007 active against a variety of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from different hospitals in Shanghai, China

    The implementation of phage therapy is re-emerging with the increase in widespread antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

    Authors:Zelin Cui, Tingting Feng, Feifei Gu, Qingtian Li, Ke Dong, Yan Zhang, Yongzhang Zhu, Lizhong Han, Jinhong Qin and Xiaokui Guo

    Citation:Virology Journal 2017 14:26

    Published on: 8 February 2017

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11. Content Type:Research

    Three novel bacteriophages isolated from the East African Rift Valley soda lakes

    Soda lakes are unique environments in terms of their physical characteristics and the biology they harbour. Although well studied with respect to their microbial composition, their viral compositions have not,...

    Authors:Leonardo Joaquim van Zyl, Shonisani Nemavhulani, James Cass, Donald Arthur Cowan and Marla Trindade

    Citation:Virology Journal 2016 13:204

    Published on: 3 December 2016

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12. Content Type:Research

    Peering below the diffraction limit: robust and specific sorting of viruses with flow cytometry

    Viruses are incredibly diverse organisms and impact all forms of life on Earth; however, individual virions are challenging to study due to their small size and mass, precluding almost all direct imaging or mo...

    Authors:Shea T. Lance, David J. Sukovich, Kenneth M. Stedman and Adam R. Abate

    Citation:Virology Journal 2016 13:201

    Published on: 1 December 2016

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13. Content Type:Research

    Co-infection of a hypovirulent isolate of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum with a new botybirnavirus and a strain of a mitovirus

    Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a notorious plant fungal pathogen, causes yield loss of many crops and vegetables, and is a natural host of a diverse viruses with positive-sense RNA (+ssRNA)...

    Authors:Hongchang Ran, Lijiang Liu, Bo Li, Jiasen Cheng, Yanping Fu, Daohong Jiang and Jiatao Xie

    Citation:Virology Journal 2016 13:92

    Published on: 6 June 2016

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14. Content Type:Research

    Genetic characterization of ØVC8 lytic phage for Vibrio cholerae O1

    Epidemics and pandemics of cholera, a diarrheal disease, are attributed to Vibrio cholerae serogroups O1 and O139. In recent years, specific lytic phages of V. cholerae have been proposed to be important factors ...

    Authors:Alejandro Solís-Sánchez, Ulises Hernández-Chiñas, Armando Navarro-Ocaña, Javier De la Mora, Juan Xicohtencatl-Cortes and Carlos Eslava-Campos

    Citation:Virology Journal 2016 13:47

    Published on: 22 March 2016

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15. Content Type:Short Report

    Glycoside hydrolase family 32 is present in Bacillus subtilis phages

    Glycoside hydrolase family 32 (GH32) enzymes cleave the glycosidic bond between two monosaccharides or between a carbohydrate and an aglycone moiety. GH32 enzymes have been studied in prokaryotes and in eukary...

    Authors:Halim Maaroufi and Roger C. Levesque

    Citation:Virology Journal 2015 12:157

    Published on: 6 October 2015

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16. Content Type:Research

    Complete genome sequence of bacteriophage vB_YenP_AP5 which infects Yersinia enterocoliticaof serotype O:3

    Bacteriophage vB_YenP_AP5 is a lytic bacteriophage capable of infecting Yersinia enterocolitica strains of serotype O:3, an epidemiologically significant serotype within this bacterial species that causes yersini...

    Authors:Carlos G Leon-Velarde, Andrew M Kropinski, Shu Chen, Arash Abbasifar, Mansel W Griffiths and Joseph A Odumeru

    Citation:Virology Journal 2014 11:188

    Published on: 28 October 2014

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17. Content Type:Research

    Crystal structure of the lytic CHAPK domain of the endolysin LysK from Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophage K

    Bacteriophages encode endolysins to lyse their host cell and allow escape of their progeny. Endolysins are also active against Gram-positive bacteria when applied from the outside and are thus attractive anti-...

    Authors:Marta Sanz-Gaitero, Ruth Keary, Carmela Garcia-Doval, Aidan Coffey and Mark J van Raaij

    Citation:Virology Journal 2014 11:133

    Published on: 26 July 2014

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18. Content Type:Review

    Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus and other giant viruses: an open field to outstanding discoveries

    In 2003, Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) was first described and began to impact researchers around the world, due to its structural and genetic complexity. This virus founded the family Mimiviridae. In r...

    Authors:Jônatas S Abrahão, Fábio P Dornas, Lorena CF Silva, Gabriel M Almeida, Paulo VM Boratto, Phillipe Colson, Bernard La Scola and Erna G Kroon

    Citation:Virology Journal 2014 11:120

    Published on: 30 June 2014

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19. Content Type:Research

    Samba virus: a novel mimivirus from a giant rain forest, the Brazilian Amazon

    The identification of novel giant viruses from the nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses group and their virophages has increased in the last decade and has helped to shed light on viral evolution. This study de...

    Authors:Rafael K Campos, Paulo V Boratto, Felipe L Assis, Eric RGR Aguiar, Lorena CF Silva, Jonas D Albarnaz, Fabio P Dornas, Giliane S Trindade, Paulo P Ferreira, João T Marques, Catherine Robert, Didier Raoult, Erna G Kroon, Bernard La Scola and Jônatas S Abrahão

    Citation:Virology Journal 2014 11:95

    Published on: 14 May 2014

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20. Content Type:Research

    First genome sequences of Achromobacter phages reveal new members of the N4 family

    Multi-resistant Achromobacter xylosoxidans has been recognized as an emerging pathogen causing nosocomially acquired infections during the last years. Phages as natural opponents could be an alternative to fight ...

    Authors:Johannes Wittmann, Brigitte Dreiseikelmann, Manfred Rohde, Jan P Meier-Kolthoff, Boyke Bunk and Christine Rohde

    Citation:Virology Journal 2014 11:14

    Published on: 27 January 2014

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21. Content Type:Research

    The genome and proteome of Serratia bacteriophage η which forms unstable lysogens

    Serratia marcescens phage η is a temperate unclassified member of the Siphoviridae which had been reported as containing hypermodified guanine residues.

    Authors:Jenna M Denyes, Peter J Krell, Richard A Manderville, Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann, Yi-Min She and Andrew M Kropinski

    Citation:Virology Journal 2014 11:6

    Published on: 16 January 2014

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22. Content Type:Research

    The complete genome sequence of EC1-UPM, a novel N4-like bacteriophage that infects Escherichia coli O78:K80

    Bacteriophage EC1-UPM is an N4-like bacteriophage which specifically infects Escherichia coli O78:K80, an avian pathogenic strain that causes colibacillosis in poultry. The complete genome sequence of bacteriopha...

    Authors:Han Ming Gan, Chin Chin Sieo, Shirley Gee Hoon Tang, Abdul Rahman Omar and Yin Wan Ho

    Citation:Virology Journal 2013 10:308

    Published on: 18 October 2013

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