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An endogenous DNA virus in an amphibian-killing fungus associated with pathogen genotype and virulence.
Current biology : CB - 8 Apr 2024
Clemons Rebecca A, Yacoub Mark N, Faust Evelyn, Toledo L Felipe, Jenkinson Thomas S, Carvalho Tamilie, Simmons D Rabern, Kalinka Erik, Fritz-Laylin Lillian K, James Timothy Y, Stajich Jason E
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The global panzootic lineage (GPL) of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has caused severe amphibian population declines, yet the drivers underlying the high frequency of GPL in regions of amphibian decline are unclear. Using publicly available Bd genome sequences, we identified multiple non-GPL Bd isolates that contain a circular Rep-encoding single-stranded (CRESS)-like DNA virus, which...
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