Screening great ape museum specimens for DNA viruses

Abstract Natural history museum collections harbour a record of wild species from the past centuries, providing a unique opportunity to study animals as well as their infectious agents. Thousands of great ape specimens are kept in these collections, and could become an important resource for studyin...

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Main Authors: Michelle Hämmerle, Meriam Guellil, Lovro Trgovec-Greif, Olivia Cheronet, Susanna Sawyer, Irune Ruiz-Gartzia, Esther Lizano, Aigerim Rymbekova, Pere Gelabert, Paolo Bernardi, Sojung Han, Thomas Rattei, Verena J. Schuenemann, Tomas Marques-Bonet, Katerina Guschanski, Sebastien Calvignac-Spencer, Ron Pinhasi, Martin Kuhlwilm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80780-w