Characterization of Viral Communities of Biting Midges and Identification of Novel Thogotovirus Species and Rhabdovirus Genus

Characterization of Viral Communities of Biting Midges and Identification of Novel Thogotovirus Species and Rhabdovirus Genus

More than two thirds of emerging viruses are of zoonotic origin, and among them RNA viruses represent the majority. Ceratopogonidae (genus Culicoides) are well-known vectors of several viruses responsible for epizooties (bluetongue, epizootic haemorrhagic disease, etc.). They are also vectors of the...

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Main Authors: Sarah Temmam, Sonia Monteil-Bouchard, Catherine Robert, Jean-Pierre Baudoin, Masse Sambou, Maxence Aubadie-Ladrix, Noémie Labas, Didier Raoult, Oleg Mediannikov, Christelle Desnues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-03-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
viral metagenomics
biting midges
zoonoses
epizooties
thogotovirus
rhabdovirus
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/8/3/77

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