WO virus

WO virus is bacteriophage virus that infects bacteria of the genus Wolbachia, which it is named after. This virus is notable for carrying DNA related to the black widow spider toxin gene, becoming an example of a bacteriophage with animal-like DNA, implying DNA transfers between eukaryotes and bacteriophages.[1][2]

References
  1. Bordenstein, Sarah R.; Bordenstein, Seth R. (2016). "Eukaryotic association module in phage WO genomes from Wolbachia". Nature Communications. 7: 13155. Bibcode:2016NatCo...713155B. doi:10.1038/ncomms13155. PMC 5062602. PMID 27727237.
  2. Salisbury, David. "Virus carrying DNA of black widow spider toxin discovered". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 24 December 2016.


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