A World of Viruses Nested within Parasites: Unraveling Viral Diversity within Parasitic Flatworms (Platyhelminthes)
ABSTRACT Because parasites have an inextricable relationship with their host, they have the potential to serve as viral reservoirs or facilitate virus host shifts. And yet, little is known about viruses infecting parasitic hosts except for blood-feeding arthropods that are well-known vectors of zoon...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2022-06-01
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Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00138-22 |