Scanning electron micrograph of Saccharolobus islandicus cells (light blue) infected with the lemon-shaped virus STSV2 (yellow). Artistic rendering by Ala Krupovic.
Project
ANR-ENVIRA: Egress of spindle-shaped viruses of Archaea
The ENVIRA project aims to study the egress mechanism of non-enveloped spindle-shaped viruses, which represent one of the dominant virus groups in Archaea.