Metagenomic Sequencing Reveals the Viral Diversity of Bactrian Camels in China.

ABSTRACT: The Bactrian camel is a key economic livestock species in China and around the world. It yields meat and milk (high-quality functional foods), and the milk reports health benefits. Dromedary camels, as intermediate hosts of MERS-CoV, have garnered significant public health attention. In contrast, viral surveillance in Bactrian camels from the same genus as dromedaries has received limited attention, with only sporadic or regionally confined reports available. Systematic investigations into the virome of viral species, viral diversity, and novel viruses in Bactrian camels are lacking. In this study, swabs were collected from 701 Bactrian camels in China. Through metagenomics, 3262 viral contigs were classified into 16 viral phyla, 29 viral families, and an unclassified group. The different

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12654277 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature