Virome of Bat-Infesting Arthropods: Highly Divergent Viruses in Different Vectors
Ziqian Xu, Yun Feng, Xinxin Chen, Mǎng Shī, Shihong Fu, Weihong Yang, William J. Liu, George F. Gao, Guodong Liang
Abstract
Bats are reservoirs of many important viral pathogens. To evaluate whether bat-parasitic blood-sucking arthropods participate in the circulation of these important viruses, it is necessary to conduct unbiased virome studies on these arthropods.
Topics & Concepts
Human viromeBiologyVirologyZoologyEcologyMetagenomicsGeneticsGeneViral Infections and VectorsViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchAnimal Virus Infections Studies