Discovery of Novel Viruses From Animals, Plants, and Insect Vectors Using Viral Metagenomics

Understanding emerging viruses is critical for disease monitoring and prediction; however, surveys of novel viruses are hindered by the lack of a universal assay for viruses. Viral metagenomics, consisting of viral particle purification and shotgun sequencing, is a powerful technique for discovering...

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Main Author: Ng, Terry Fei Fan
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2010
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3506
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4701&context=etd