Article
An Unconventional Flavivirus and other RNA Viruses in the Sea Cucumber (Holothuroidea; Echinodermata) Virome
2020-09-03
Abstract excerpt
Sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea; Echinodermata) are ecologically significant constituents of benthic marine habitats. We surveilled RNA viruses inhabiting 8 species (representing 4 families) of holothurian collected from four geographically distinct locations by viral metagenomics, including a single specimen of Apostichopus californicus affected by a hitherto undocumented wasting disease. The RNA virome comprised ge...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 03d7e693-5f44-5fb6-89db-9ec195847036
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202009.0061.v1
