Complete Genomes of DNA Viruses in Fecal Samples from Small Terrestrial Mammals in Spain.

ABSTRACT: Viromics studies are allowing us to understand not only the enormous diversity of the virosphere, but also the potential threat posed by the emerging viruses. Regarding the latter, the main concern lies in monitoring the presence of RNA viruses, but the zoonotic potential of some DNA viruses, on which we have focused in the present study, should also be highlighted. For this purpose, we analyzed 160 fecal samples from 14 species of small terrestrial mammals, 9 of them belonging to the order Rodentia. This allowed us to identify a total of 25 complete or near-complete genomes belonging to the families Papillomaviridae, Polyomaviridae, Adenoviridae, Circoviridae, and Genomoviridae, 18 of which could be considered new species or types. Our results pro

SUBMITTER: Buigues J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11680247 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature