Sentences with phrase «previously known viruses»

Only 39 of these viral populations were similar to previously known viruses, said Matthew Sullivan, a senior author on one of the Tara papers and an associated professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona.

Mimivirus is so much more genetically complex than all previously known viruses, not to mention a number of bacteria, that it throwing our whole conception of the branching «tree of life» into disarray.

Not exact matches

The research, published and featured in the Spot Light section of the December edition of the Journal of Virology, examines a previously unknown connection between flaviviruses — a classification of viruses that include West Nile virus, Dengue virus and tick - borne encephalitis virus — and organelles (a specialized subunit within a cell) known as peroxisomes that help coordinate the body's immune responses.

Herpes virus proteins are more «spaghetti - like» than previously thought, which provides a vital clue in the search for an efficient treatment against a type of herpes which causes a form of cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma.

Large study in Qatar also shows that infection with the virus is more widespread than previously known

SIVgor, however, resembles a group of HIV - 1 viruses — known as «group O» — that is rare in humans and has not been previously linked to chimps.

The only previously known case of swine infection with the new A (H1N1) occurred at a farm in Alberta, Canada; how the pigs caught the virus is still unclear.

All the ones that we had studied previously showed changes taking place all over the capsid, but now we know the changes the virus has to make only happen in one spot, next to the host membrane.»

Given that this is such a tough virus to destroy, many people want to know exactly what they must do to disinfect an area that has contained an infected dog or how long they must wait before safely introducing a new dog to a previously contaminated area.

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