The Virome: Viral Ghost Companion, Virus Wars

Alexandra Lucas^1,2*, Sriram Ambadapadi², Donghang Zheng¹, Hao Chen¹, Kesavalu Lakshmyya³, Ann Progulske-Fox³, Andrea Krafft⁴, Marsha Bryant^4,5, Seana O’Regan⁶, Richard Moyer², Grant McFadden², Christian Jobin⁷ and Ken Rand⁸

¹Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

²Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, USA

³Departments of Oral Biology and Dental Research, College of Dentistry, USA

⁴Department of English, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Florida, USA

⁵Professor of English and Distinguished Teaching Scholar, USA

⁶University of Paris Descartes and Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France

⁷Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, USA

⁸Pathology Department, University of Florida, USA

^*Corresponding Author: Alexandra Lucas, Ethel Smith Chair Vasculitis Research, Section Head Vascular Research, Professor of Medicine, Divisions of Cardiovascular Medicine and Rheumatology, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Rd, PO BOX 100277, Gainesville, FL, USA, Tel: 352-672-2301 Email: