Latent endogenous giant viruses drive active infection and inheritance in a multicellular algal host
Susana M. Coelho
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 13 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02361-z Giant endogenous viral elements integrated into the multicellular alga Ectocarpus are reactivated by specific temperature cues, driving productive latent viral infections.