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Depicting the RNA Virome of Hematophagous Arthropods from Belgrade, Serbia

Year: 2020
Type: article
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.
Source: Viruses
DOI: 10.3390/v12090975
Authors: Maja Stanojević, Kun Li, Gorana Stamenković, Bojan Ilić, Milan Paunović, Branislav Pešić, Ivana Đurić Maslovara, Marina Šiljić, Valentina Ćirković, Yongzhen Zhang
Institutions: University of Belgrade, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,112
OpenAlex ID: W3082508323
FWCI: 3.744
Cites: 36
Cited by: 39
Related to: 10