Mining Public Data to Investigate the Virome of Neglected Pollinators and Other Floral Visitors.

ABSTRACT: This study reports the virome investigation of pollinator species and other floral visitors associated with plants from the south of Bahia: Aphis aurantii, Atrichopogon sp., Dasyhelea sp., Forcipomyia taiwana, and Trigona ventralis hoozana. Studying viruses in insects associated with economically important crops is vital to understand transmission dynamics and manage viral diseases that pose as threats for global food security. Using literature mining and public RNA next-generation sequencing data deposited in the NCBI SRA database, we identified potential vectors associated with Malvaceae plant species and characterized the microbial communities resident in these insects. Bacteria and Eukarya dominated the metagenomic analyses of all taxon groups.

SUBMITTER: de Santana SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10535300 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature