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The Spleen Virome of Australia's Endemic Platypus Is Dominated by Highly Diverse Papillomaviruses.
Viruses - 26 Jan 2025
Sarker Subir, Talukder Saranika, Athukorala Ajani, Whiteley Pam L
Abstract excerpt
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), a unique monotreme, represents a pivotal point in mammalian evolution with its distinctive traits, such as electroreception and venom production. Despite its evolutionary significance, the viral diversity within platypuses remains poorly understood. This study employed next-generation sequencing to investigate the virome of the dead platypuses, uncovering a range of novel...
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- Animals
- Phylogeny
- Virome
- Genome, Viral
- Australia
- Platypus
- Papillomaviridae
