Viral Diversity in Samples of Freshwater Gastropods Benedictia baicalensis (Caenogastropoda: Benedictiidae) Revealed by Total RNA-Sequencing.

ABSTRACT: Previously, the main studies were focused on viruses that cause disease in commercial and farmed shellfish and cause damage to food enterprises (for example, Ostreavirusostreidmalaco1, Aurivirus haliotidmalaco1 and Aquabirnavirus tellinae). Advances in high-throughput sequencing technologies have extended the studies to natural populations of mollusks (and other invertebrates) as unexplored niches of viral diversity and possible sources of emerging diseases. These studies have revealed a huge diversity of mostly previously unknown viruses and filled gaps in the evolutionary history of viruses. In the present study, we estimated the viral diversity in samples of the Baikal endemic gastropod Benedictia baicalensis using metatranscriptomic analysis (total RNA-seque

SUBMITTER: Butina TV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10707223 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature