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Sequence diversity and evolution of a group of iflaviruses associated with ticks.
Archives of virology - 1 Jul 2021
Daveu Romain, Hervet Caroline, Sigrist Louane, Sassera Davide, Jex Aaron, Labadie Karine, Aury Jean-Marc, Plantard Olivier, Rispe Claude
Abstract excerpt
We studied a group of tick-associated viruses with characteristics of members of the family Iflaviridae, a family of viruses frequently found in arthropods. Our aim was to gain insight into the evolutionary dynamics of this group of viruses, which may be linked to the biology of ticks. We explored assembled RNA-Seq data sets for different species of ticks. We identified members of five different iflavirus...
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