Formal Recognition and Classification of Gene Transfer Agents as Viriforms
R. Kogay, S. Koppenhofer, J. T. Beatty, A. S. Lang, J. H. Kuhn, O. Zhaxybayeva
The paper argues that gene transfer agents (GTAs) should be classified as viriforms rather than viruses due to their unique lifecycle and genetic characteristics.
bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2022Evolutionary Biology