Viruses, Proviruses and Satellites from Asgard Archaea Enrichments Reveal Complex Microbial Interactions

Asgard archaea are the closest known relatives of eukaryotes and are central to models of eukaryogenesis involving archaeal-bacterial symbiosis, yet the contribution of viruses remains unexplored.

Asgard archaea are the closest known relatives of eukaryotes and are central to models of eukaryogenesis involving archaeal-bacterial symbiosis, yet the contribution of viruses remains unexplored. Here, for the first time, we visualised unique viruses associated with Asgard…