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Keeping up with virus taxonomy: viruses that infect fungi
February 28, 2023
It’s time for the third installment of the ‘Keeping up with virus taxonomy’ blog series. This month we are looking at families of viruses that infect fungi – mycoviruses.
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Keeping up with virus taxonomy: reverse-transcribing viruses
December 14, 2022
In the second instalment of the relaunched ‘Keeping up with virus taxonomy’ blog series, we look at viruses that use reverse transcription to replicate.
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Keeping up with virus taxonomy: viruses spread by vectors
October 19, 2022
The ‘Keeping up with virus taxonomy’ blog series returns! In the first post of the renewed series, we look at a range of viruses that are spread by vectors.
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Bunyavirus 2022: Journal of General Virology prize winners
September 7, 2022
The Bunyavirus 2022 conference took place on 27–28 June in Cambridge, UK. At this event, we awarded two prizes, sponsored by Journal of General Virology (JGV). Published by the Microbiology Society, JGV welcomes high-quality research and review articles that contribute significantly to the field of virology. In this blog, we find out more about winner of the Best Poster Presentation Prize, Sergio Barata, and winner of the Best Offered Oral Presentation Prize, Monique Merchant.
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Keeping up with virus taxonomy: viruses that infect other microbes
January 12, 2021
Continuing the ‘Keeping up with virus taxonomy’ blog series, in this post we look at the viruses that infect fungi, bacteria and archaea.
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In pictures: The first images of a coronavirus
April 17, 2020
Today, the word ‘coronavirus’ has become a part of everyone’s daily vocabulary. It’s difficult to believe that 60 years ago the very existence of these viruses was disputed by experts, with the first images of coronavirus written off as badly imaged influenza. Now, as the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 continues to change the world as we know it, the history of coronaviruses is being revisited.
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Get to know the new Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of General Virology
April 6, 2020
This month, Professor Alain Kohl was announced as the new Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of General Virology (JGV). We asked Alain some questions to find out a little more about his interests and his new role on the JGV Editorial Board.
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The Journal of General Virology Editor's symposium
October 28, 2019
On 26 September 2019, the Journal of General Virology (JGV) hosted a one day symposium at the University of Leeds. As well as supporting the Microbiology Society by carrying out editorial duties, Editors of JGV maintain active research laboratories. The symposium was an opportunity to showcase the breadth of virology research represented by the Journal as well as providing networking opportunities for virologists. Here, Microbiology Society Champion Lee Sherry discusses his experience of the day.