Faustovirus E12 Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Complex Splicing in Capsid Gene
Faustoviruses are the first giant viruses of amoebae isolated on Vermamoeba vermiformis.They are distantly related to African swine fever virus, the causative agent of lethal hemorrhagic fever in domestic pigs.Structural studies have shown the presence of a double protein layer encapsidating the double-stranded DNA genome of Faustovirus E12, the pr