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Metagenomic analysis of Sichuan takin fecal sample viromes reveals novel enterovirus and astrovirus.
Virology - 1 Aug 2018
Guan Tian-Pei, Teng Jade L L, Yeong Kai-Yan, You Zhang-Qiang, Liu Hao, Wong Samson S Y, Lau Susanna K P, Woo Patrick C Y
Abstract excerpt
The Sichuan takin inhabits the bamboo forests in the Eastern Himalayas and is considered as a national treasure of China with the highest legal protection and conservation status considered as vulnerable according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. In this study, fecal samples of 71 Sichuan takins were pooled and deep sequenced. Among the 103,553 viral sequences, 21,961 were assigned to mammalian...
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