DNA virome of ticks in the Northeast and Hubei provinces of China reveals diverse single-stranded circular DNA viruses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ticks are medically important vectors capable of transmitting a variety of pathogens to and between host species. Although the spectrum of tick-borne RNA viruses has been frequently investigated, the diversity of tick-borne DNA viruses remains largely unknown.

Methods

A total of 1571 ticks were collected from forests and infested animals, and the diversity of the viruses they harbored was profiled using a DNA-specific virome method. The viromic data were phylogenetically analyzed and validated by PCR assays.

Results

Although diverse and abundant prokaryotic viruses were identified in the collected ticks, only eukaryotic DNA viruses with single-stranded circular genomes covering the anelloviruses and circular replication-associated (Rep) protein-encoding sin

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9912487 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature