Using Metagenomics to Characterize an Expanding Virosphere

We know less about viruses than any other lifeform. Fortunately, metagenomics has led to a massive expansion in the known diversity of the virosphere. Here, we discuss how metagenomics has changed our understanding of RNA viruses and present some of the remaining challenges, including characterizati...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cell Jg. 172; H. 6; S. 1168
Hauptverfasser: Zhang, Yong-Zhen, Shi, Mang, Holmes, Edward C
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States 08.03.2018
Schlagworte:
Evolution, Molecular
Genetic Variation
Genome, Viral - genetics
Metagenomics - methods
Phylogeny
RNA Viruses - classification
RNA Viruses - genetics
Viruses - classification
Viruses - genetics
ISSN:1097-4172, 1097-4172
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Zusammenfassung:We know less about viruses than any other lifeform. Fortunately, metagenomics has led to a massive expansion in the known diversity of the virosphere. Here, we discuss how metagenomics has changed our understanding of RNA viruses and present some of the remaining challenges, including characterization of the "dark matter" of divergent viral genomes.
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DOI:10.1016/j.cell.2018.02.043