The potential role of endogenous viral elements in the evolution of bats as reservoirs for zoonotic viruses

Despite a small genome size, bats have comparable diversity of retroviral and non-retroviral endogenous sequences to other mammals. These include Class I and Class II retroviral sequences, foamy viruses, and deltaretroviruses, as well as filovirus, bornavirus, and parvovirus endogenous viral element...

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Main Authors: Skirmuntt, EC, Escalera-Zamudio, M, Teeling, EC, Smith, A, Katzourakis, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Annual Reviews 2020