Ever-increasing viral diversity associated with the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta (Formicidae: Hymenoptera)

Abstract Background Advances in sequencing and analysis tools have facilitated discovery of many new viruses from invertebrates, including ants. Solenopsis invicta is an invasive ant that has quickly spread worldwide causing significant ecological and economic impacts. Its virome has begun to be cha...

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Main Authors: César Augusto Diniz Xavier, Margaret Louise Allen, Anna Elizabeth Whitfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-020-01469-w