Molecular analysis of maize (Zea mays L.)-infecting mastreviruses in Ethiopia reveals marked diversity of virus genomes and a novel species
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DOI: 10.1007/s11262-019-01655-1
Abstract: Maize (Zea mays L.) is host for more than 50 virus species worldwide with Maize streak virus (MSV) (genus Mastrevirus) causing significant yield losses in Africa. A survey for viruses infecting maize was conducted in… read more here.
Keywords: virus genomes; analysis; virus; zea mays ... See more keywords
Virus genomes reveal factors that spread and sustained the Ebola epidemic
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DOI: 10.1038/nature22040
Abstract: The 2013–2016 West African epidemic caused by the Ebola virus was of unprecedented magnitude, duration and impact. Here we reconstruct the dispersal, proliferation and decline of Ebola virus throughout the region by analysing 1,610 Ebola… read more here.
Keywords: reveal factors; ebola virus; virus genomes; factors spread ... See more keywords
IMG/VR v4: an expanded database of uncultivated virus genomes within a framework of extensive functional, taxonomic, and ecological metadata.
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DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac1037
Abstract: Viruses are widely recognized as critical members of all microbiomes. Metagenomics enables large-scale exploration of the global virosphere, progressively revealing the extensive genomic diversity of viruses on Earth and highlighting the myriad of ways by… read more here.
Keywords: metadata; virus genomes; img; expanded database ... See more keywords