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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Zhao G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6333316 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Virology 20181120
The composition of gastrointestinal tract viromes has been associated with multiple diseases. Our understanding of virus communities in the GI tract is still very limited due to challenges in sampling from different GI sites. Here we defined the GI viromes of 15 rhesus macaques with chronic diarrhea. Luminal content samples from terminal ileum, proximal and distal colon were collected at necropsy while samples from the rectum were collected antemortem using a fecal loop. The composition of and e ...[more]