在极度危的加拉帕戈斯岛上发现新型疹病毒 粉红色陆地 iguana

Ainoa Nieto-Claudín1, Carlos Sacristán2, Sharon L Deem1

  • 1Charles Darwin Foundation. Charles Darwin Avenue, Santa Cruz 200350, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador; Saint Louis Institute for Conservation Medicine, One Government Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States.

Acta tropica
|February 5, 2024
PubMed
概括

一种新的疹病毒在加拉帕戈斯岛的粉红色陆地中被检测到,突出了对这个危物种的潜在威胁. 这一发现强调了野生动物病毒监测在独特的岛屿生态系统中的重要性.

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