Freshwater Mussels Show Elevated Viral Richness and Intensity during a Mortality Event

Freshwater Mussels Show Elevated Viral Richness and Intensity during a Mortality Event

Freshwater mussels (Unionida) are among the world’s most imperiled taxa, but the relationship between freshwater mussel mortality events and infectious disease is largely unstudied. We surveyed viromes of a widespread and abundant species (mucket, <i>Actinonaias ligamentina</i>; syn: <...

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Main Authors: Jordan C. Richard, Eric M. Leis, Christopher D. Dunn, Cleyo Harris, Rose E. Agbalog, Lewis J. Campbell, Susan Knowles, Diane L. Waller, Joel G. Putnam, Tony L. Goldberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
bivalve
virome
freshwater mussel
mass mortality
die-off
unionid
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/12/2603

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