'Invertebrate-virome sequence detection: implications for invertebrate products trading and regulations' - An
1National Horizons Centre, Teesside University, Darlington DL1 1HG, UK; School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UK.
Abstract:
Invertebrates can be infected by many viruses that may either cause disease (invertebrate‑pathogenic viruses) or be transmitted to vertebrates or plants. Viral infections may occur in natural invertebrate populations as well as in mass‑reared colonies. The significant recent advances in genome‑sequencing technologies have provided fast and relatively inexpensive tools for detecting invertebrate viruses in both wild and mass‑rearing settings, even at very low levels. The presence of such viruses raises important questions regarding the impact of covert infections on invertebrate health, sanitation, and overall colony performance. The articles in this special issue address viral sequence detection, viral sequence diversity, the impact of viruses on invertebrates, and the relationship between food and feed, and policy.
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