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A new, unusual giant virus has been discovered at a wastewater treatment plant near Vienna. The single-celled organism Naegleria fowleri ranks among the deadliest human parasites. Matthias Horn and Patrick Arthofer of the University of Vienna's Center for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Scie

Amoebae receive surprising support in defense against viruses: The bacteria they are infected with prevent them from being destroyed by giant viruses.