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Depicting the RNA Virome of Hematophagous Arthropods from Belgrade, Serbia.

ABSTRACT: Hematophagous arthropods are important vectors for zoonotic pathogens. To date, a huge number of viruses have been identified in these arthropods, with a considerable proportion of them being human pathogens. However, the viromes of hematophagous arthropods are still largely unresearched. In this study, a number of arthropods were collected from Belgrade, Serbia including mosquitoes, ticks and bedbugs. The viromes of these arthropods were identified and characterized using Illumina MiSeq sequencing. In total, 21 viruses belonging to 11 families were characterized, with 11 of them representing novel species. These results may contribute to our knowledge of RNA viruses in arthropods and the discovery of novel human pathogens.

SUBMITTER: Stanojevic M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7552015 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Depicting the RNA Virome of Hematophagous Arthropods from Belgrade, Serbia.

Stanojević Maja M Li Kun K Stamenković Gorana G Ilić Bojan B Paunović Milan M Pešić Branislav B Maslovara Ivana Đurić IĐ Šiljić Marina M Ćirković Valentina V Zhang Yongzhen Y

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Hematophagous arthropods are important vectors for zoonotic pathogens. To date, a huge number of viruses have been identified in these arthropods, with a considerable proportion of them being human pathogens. However, the viromes of hematophagous arthropods are still largely unresearched. In this study, a number of arthropods were collected from Belgrade, Serbia including mosquitoes, ticks and bedbugs. The viromes of these arthropods were identified and characterized using Illumina MiSeq sequenc ...[more]

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