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Combining Analysis of DNA in a Crude Virion Extraction with the Analysis of RNA from Infected Leaves to Discover New Virus Genomes
Published on: July 27, 2018
Chapparvoviruses occur in at least three vertebrate classes and have a broad biogeographic distribution
William Marciel de Souza1,2, Marilia Farignoli Romeiro1, Marcílio Jorge Fumagalli1
1Virology Research Center, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Abstract:
Chapparvoviruses are a highly divergent group of parvoviruses (family Parvoviridae) that have recently been identified via metagenomic sampling of animal faeces. Here, we report the sequences of six novel chapparvoviruses identified through both metagenomic sampling of bat tissues and in silico screening of published vertebrate genome assemblies. The novel chapparvoviruses share several distinctive genomic features and group together as a robustly supported monophyletic clade in phylogenetic trees. Our data indicate that chapparvoviruses have a broad host range in vertebrates and a global distribution.
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