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Redefining the invertebrate RNA virosphere

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  • Mang Shi

    (State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
    Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Sydney Medical School, the University of Sydney)

  • Xian-Dan Lin

    (Wenzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Jun-Hua Tian

    (Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Liang-Jun Chen

    (State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Xiao Chen

    (Guangxi Mangrove Research Center)

  • Ci-Xiu Li

    (State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Xin-Cheng Qin

    (State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Jun Li

    (Systems Biology and Bioinformatics Group, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hong Kong)

  • Jian-Ping Cao

    (National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • John-Sebastian Eden

    (Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Sydney Medical School, the University of Sydney)

  • Jan Buchmann

    (Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Sydney Medical School, the University of Sydney)

  • Wen Wang

    (State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Jianguo Xu

    (State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

  • Edward C. Holmes

    (State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
    Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Sydney Medical School, the University of Sydney)

  • Yong-Zhen Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

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.

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  • Mang Shi & Xian-Dan Lin & Jun-Hua Tian & Liang-Jun Chen & Xiao Chen & Ci-Xiu Li & Xin-Cheng Qin & Jun Li & Jian-Ping Cao & John-Sebastian Eden & Jan Buchmann & Wen Wang & Jianguo Xu & Edward C. Holmes, 2016. "Redefining the invertebrate RNA virosphere," Nature, Nature, vol. 540(7634), pages 539-543, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:540:y:2016:i:7634:d:10.1038_nature20167
    DOI: 10.1038/nature20167
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