Satellite (biology)
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A satellite is a subviral agent that depends on the coinfection of a host cell with a helper virus for its replication. Satellites can be divided into two major groups: satellite viruses and satellite
Satellite tobacco mosaic virus crystal
Virophage
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Virophages are small, double-stranded DNA viruses that require the co-infection of another virus. The co-infecting viruses are typically giant viruses. Virophages rely on the viral replication factory
Satellite (biology)
…provide components like replicases to carry out replication. A satellite virus of mamavirus that inhibits the replication of its host has been termed a virophage. However, the usage of this term remains controversial due to the lack of fundamental differences between virophages and classical satellite viruses…
Sputnik virofago
Genome organization of cultured virophages Genome representation of the virophages Sputnik, Zamilon, and Mavirus. Homologous genes are colored identically.