Daxi Wang, Xinglou Yang, Zirui Ren, Ben Hu, Hailong Zhao, Kaixin Yang, Peibo Shi, Zhipeng Zhang, Qikai Feng, Carol Vannesa Nawenja, Vincent Obanda, Kityo Robert, Betty Nalikka, Cecilia Njeri Waruhiu, Griphin Ochieng Ochola, Samson Omondi Onyuok, Harold Ochieng, Bei Li, Yan Zhu, Haorui Si, Jiefang Yin, Karsten Kristiansen, Xin Jin, Xun Xu, Minfeng Xiao, Bernard Agwanda, Sheila Ommeh, Junhua Li, Zheng-Li Shi
BACKGROUND: Zoonotic viruses cause substantial public health and socioeconomic problems worldwide. Understanding how viruses evolve and spread within and among wildlife species is a critical step when aiming for proactive identification of viral threats to prevent future pandemics. Despite the many proposed factors influencing viral diversity, the genomic diversity and structure of viral communities in East Africa are largely unknown. RESULTS: Using 38.3 Tb of metatranscriptomic data obtained via ultradeep sequencing, we screened vertebrate-associated viromes from 844 bats and 250 rodents from Kenya and Uganda collected from the wild...
April 10, 2024: Microbiome