Redefining the invertebrate RNA virosphere
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- DOI: 10.1038/nature20167
Redefining the invertebrate RNA virosphere
Abstract
Current knowledge of RNA virus biodiversity is both biased and fragmentary, reflecting a focus on culturable or disease-causing agents. Here we profile the transcriptomes of over 220 invertebrate species sampled across nine animal phyla and report the discovery of 1,445 RNA viruses, including some that are sufficiently divergent to comprise new families. The identified viruses fill major gaps in the RNA virus phylogeny and reveal an evolutionary history that is characterized by both host switching and co-divergence. The invertebrate virome also reveals remarkable genomic flexibility that includes frequent recombination, lateral gene transfer among viruses and hosts, gene gain and loss, and complex genomic rearrangements. Together, these data present a view of the RNA virosphere that is more phylogenetically and genomically diverse than that depicted in current classification schemes and provide a more solid foundation for studies in virus ecology and evolution.
Comment in
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Viral evolution: Uncovering the secrets of the RNA virosphere.Nat Rev Microbiol. 2016 Dec 9;15(1):2-3. doi: 10.1038/nrmicro.2016.185. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2016. PMID: 27932796 No abstract available.
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