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Eric R.G.R. Aguiar

Researcher at State University of Santa Cruz

Publications -  52
Citations -  812

Eric R.G.R. Aguiar is an academic researcher from State University of Santa Cruz. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 36 publications receiving 512 citations. Previous affiliations of Eric R.G.R. Aguiar include Federal University of Bahia & Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

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Samba virus: a novel mimivirus from a giant rain forest, the Brazilian Amazon

TL;DR: The discovery, isolation and characterization of Samba virus (SMBV), a novel giant virus belonging to the Mimivirus genus, which was isolated from the Negro River in the Brazilian Amazon and expands knowledge of Mimiviridae evolution and ecology.
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Functional specialization of the small interfering RNA pathway in response to virus infection.

TL;DR: The results indicate the existence of a vsiRNA pathway that is separate from the endogenous siRNA pathway and is specifically triggered by virus RNA, and it is speculated that this unique framework might be necessary for a prompt and efficient antiviral response.
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SchistoDB: an updated genome resource for the three key schistosomes of humans.

TL;DR: The new release of SchistoDB provides a rich resource of genomic data for key blood flukes (genus Schistosoma) which cause disease in hundreds of millions of people worldwide and provides enhanced bioinformatics analyses and data-mining tools.