Depicting the RNA Virome of Hematophagous Arthropods from Belgrade, Serbia

Viruses

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Gorana Stamenković¹  Bojan Ilić²  Yongzhen Zhang³  Kun Li³  Marina Šiljić⁴  Maja Stanojević⁴  Valentina Ćirković⁴  Branislav Pešić⁵  IvanaĐurić Maslovara⁵  Milan Paunović⁶ 

[1] Department for Genetic Research, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”—National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;

[2] Department of Animal Development, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Zoology, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;

[3] Department of Zoonoses, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Changping, Beijing 102206, China;

[4] Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;

[5] Institute for Biocides and Medical Ecology, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;

[6] Natural History Museum in Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;

关键词: hematophagous arthropods;    RNA virome;    pathogens;   

DOI  :  10.3390/v12090975

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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