Viruses in Extreme Environments,Current Overview,and Biotechnological Potential |
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| Authors: | Jose F. Gil,Victoria Mesa,Natalia Estrada-Ortiz,Mauricio Lopez-Obando,André s Gó mez,Jersson Plá cido |
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| Affiliation: | 1.VEDAS Corporación de Investigación e Innovación (VEDAS CII), Medellín 050024, Colombia; (V.M.); (N.E.-O.); (M.L.-O.);2.Department of Animal Science, Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108-6118, USA;3.Institute of Life Science, Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK |
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| Abstract: | Virus research has advanced significantly since the discovery of the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), the characterization of its infection mechanisms and the factors that determine their pathogenicity. However, most viral research has focused on pathogenic viruses to humans, animals and plants, which represent only a small fraction in the virosphere. As a result, the role of most viral genes, and the mechanisms of coevolution between mutualistic viruses, their host and their environment, beyond pathogenicity, remain poorly understood. This review focuses on general aspects of viruses that interact with extremophile organisms, characteristics and examples of mechanisms of adaptation. Finally, this review provides an overview on how knowledge of extremophile viruses sheds light on the application of new tools of relevant use in modern molecular biology, discussing their value in a biotechnological context. |
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| Keywords: | extremophile viruses virosphere eukaryotic viruses archaeal viruses bacterial viruses |
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