Hiding in plain sight: Researchers uncover the prevalence of ‘curiosity’ virus

Low-Res_Telomere phages

Source: Dr Yan Li, Lithgow lab who acknowledges the Monash Ramaciotti Centre for Cryo-Electron Microscopy.

A type of virus thought to be a ‘mere curiosity’ is plentiful in one common bacteria, researchers have found. The discovery improves understanding of how viruses work and could mean telomere phages are also common in other types of bacteria.

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