Meta-Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals the Virome and Viral Genomic Evolution of Medically Important Mites.

ABSTRACT: Mites are notorious for being vectors transmitting infectious pathogens and source of allergens causing allergic conditions in animals and humans. However, despite their huge impact on public health, the virome of mites remains unknown. Here we characterized the virus diversity and abundance of 14 species of medically important mites based on total RNA sequencing data sets generated in this study as well as those deposited in the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) database. A total of 47 genetically distinct viruses were identified and classified into 17 virus families or virus super-groups, and the viral sequences accounted for as much as 29.67% of total non-rRNA transcriptome in one mite library. The most commonly identified viruses are members of Picornavirales, among which we revealed

SUBMITTER: Guo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8092686 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature