Closest relatives of poxviruses replicate in the digestive system of humans and animals worldwide
M. Gaia, U. Guyet, H.-J. Ruscheweyh, A. M. Eren, S. Sunagawa, E. V. Koonin, M. Krupovic, T. O. Delmont
The paper discovers a new group of DNA viruses, egoviruses, found in the digestive systems of humans and animals, closely related to poxviruses and suggesting an evolutionary link between gut-infecting viruses and animal pathogens.
bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology