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A trove of Asgard archaeal viruses

Three different studies identify Asgardarchaeota-linked virus genomes that share commonalities with both prokaryotic and eukaryotic viruses, yet they represent independent phylogenetic groups.

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Fig. 1: Identifying Asgard virus genomes using CRISPR arrays retrieved from Asgard MAGs.

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Alarcón-Schumacher, T., Erdmann, S. A trove of Asgard archaeal viruses. Nat Microbiol 7, 931–932 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-022-01148-2

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