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  • Virology
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Invertebrate Zoology

Background:

  • Current understanding of RNA virus biodiversity is limited, focusing mainly on culturable or pathogenic viruses.
  • This bias results in a fragmented view of the global virosphere and its evolutionary history.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To profile the transcriptomes of a diverse range of invertebrate species.
  • To discover and characterize novel RNA viruses within these invertebrates.
  • To expand the understanding of RNA virus phylogeny and genomic diversity.

Main Methods:

  • Transcriptome sequencing of over 220 invertebrate species across nine animal phyla.
  • Bioinformatic analysis to identify and classify RNA viruses.
  • Phylogenetic analysis to understand evolutionary relationships.

Main Results:

  • Discovery of 1,445 RNA viruses, including novel families.
  • Identification of viruses that fill gaps in the known RNA virus phylogeny.
  • Evidence of frequent recombination, lateral gene transfer, and genomic rearrangements within the invertebrate virome.

Conclusions:

  • The invertebrate virome is phylogenetically and genomically more diverse than previously recognized.
  • RNA virus evolution is shaped by host switching and co-divergence.
  • This study provides a foundation for future research in virus ecology and evolution.