Polydnaviruses: From Discovery to Current Insights

Overview

Journal Virology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2015 Feb 12

PMID 25670535

Citations 26

Authors

Michael R Strand

Gaelen R Burke

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Abstract

The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) recognized the Polydnaviridae in 1991 as a virus family associated with insects called parasitoid wasps. Polydnaviruses (PDVs) have historically received limited attention but advances in recent years have elevated interest because their unusual biology sheds interesting light on the question of what viruses are and how they function. Here, we present a succinct history of the PDV literature. We begin with the findings that first led ICTV to recognize the Polydnaviridae. We then discuss what subsequent studies revealed and how these findings have shaped views of PDV evolution.

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