@article{028146a06c3711dcbee902004c4f4f50,
title = "Virology: Independent virus development outside a host",
abstract = "Viruses are thought to be functionally inactive once they are outside and independent of their host cell1. Here we describe an exceptional property of a newly discovered virus that infects a hyperthermophilic archaeon growing in acidic hot springs: the lemon-shaped viral particle develops a very long tail at each of its pointed ends after being released from its host cell. The process occurs only at the temperature of the host's habitat (75-90 °C) and it does not require the presence of the host cell, an exogenous energy source or any cofactors. This host-independent morphological development may be a strategy for viral survival in an environment that is unusually harsh and has limited host availability.",
author = "M. H{\"a}ring and Vestergaard, {Gisle Alberg} and R. Rachel and Lanming Chen and Garrett, {Roger A.} and D. Prangishvili",
year = "2005",
doi = "10.1038/4361101a",
language = "English",
volume = "436",
pages = "1101--1102",
journal = "Nature",
issn = "0028-0836",
publisher = "nature publishing group",
number = "7054",
}