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Unmapped RNA Virus Diversity in Termites and their Symbionts.
Viruses - 9 Oct 2020
Lay Callum Le, Shi Mang, Buček Aleš, Bourguignon Thomas, Lo Nathan, Holmes Edward C
Abstract excerpt
Despite their ecological importance, nothing is known about the diversity and abundance of RNA viruses in termites (Termitoidae). We used a metatranscriptomics approach to determine the RNA virome structure of 50 diverse species of termite that differ in both phylogenetic position and colony composition. From these samples, we identified 67 novel RNA viruses, characterized their genomes, quantified their...
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