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Viral metagenomics reveals persistent as well as dietary acquired viruses in Antarctic fur seals
28 Oct 2022
Abstract excerpt
Viruses linked to animals inhabiting Antarctic latitudes remain poorly studied. Remote environments hosting large pinniped populations may be prone to exposure of immunologically naïve animals to new infectious agents due to increasing human presence or introduction of new animal species. Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) inhabiting the Western Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands are...
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