Discovery of flavivirus-derived endogenous viral elements in two Anopheles mosquito genomes supports the existence of Anopheles-associated insect-specific flaviviruses
Sebastian Lequime, Louis Lambrechts
The paper identifies transcriptionally active flavivirus-derived endogenous viral elements in two Anopheles mosquito genomes, suggesting a potential natural association between Anopheles mosquitoes and flaviviruses.
bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2016Evolutionary Biology