Just ran into this one. Updated #genome assembly of the green algal bacterivore Cymbomonas tetramitiformis revealed the integration of an #Algavirales NCLDV into its genome!

doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...

@burnsajohn.bsky.social #ProtistsOnSky #giantVirus #MicroSky

(Image taken from "the bad place")