Metatranscriptomics Reveals the Diversity of the Tick Virome in Northwest China

Metatranscriptomics Reveals the Diversity of the Tick Virome in Northwest China

ABSTRACT Blood-sucking ticks are obligate parasites and vectors of a variety of human and animal viruses. Some tick-borne viruses have been identified as pathogens of infectious diseases in humans or animals, potentially imposing significant public health burdens and threats to the husbandry industr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yunyi Kong, Gang Zhang, Lingling Jiang, Pu Wang, Sinong Zhang, Xiaomin Zheng, Yong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
ticks
tick-borne viruses
metatranscriptomics
phylogenetic analysis
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01115-22

Similar Items

Similar Items