Parallel evolution of picobirnaviruses from distinct ancestral origins

ABSTRACT Picobirnaviruses (PBVs) are small, bi-segmented, double-stranded RNA viruses frequently associated with gastrointestinal and recently linked to respiratory infections. Detected in hosts from distant biological kingdoms, debate swirls as to their age and origins and whether they are prokaryo...

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Published in:Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors: Lester J. Perez, Gavin A. Cloherty, Michael G. Berg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02693-23