Enormous diversity of RNA viruses in economic crustaceans.

ABSTRACT: Crustaceans are important food sources worldwide and possess significant ecological status in the marine ecosystem. However, our understanding of the diversity and evolution of RNA viruses in crustaceans, especially in economic crustaceans, is still limited. Here, 106 batches of economic crustaceans including 13 species were collected from 24 locations in China during 2016-2021. We identified 90 RNA viruses, 69 of which were divergent from the known viruses. Viral transcripts were assigned to 18 different viral families/clades and three unclassified groups. Among the identified viruses, five were double-stranded RNA viruses, 74 were positive-sense single-stranded RNA (+ssRNA) viruses, nine were negative-sense single-stranded RNA (-ssRNA) viruses, and two belonged to an unclassified RNA vir

SUBMITTER: Dong X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11494968 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature