Meta-transcriptomic detection of diverse and divergent RNA viruses in green and chlorarachniophyte algae
J. Charon, V. Rossetto Marcelino, R. Wetherbee, H. Verbruggen, E. C. Holmes
This study identifies 18 novel RNA viruses in green and chlorarachniophyte algae using meta-transcriptomic and structural homology methods, suggesting horizontal transfer and evolutionary links to plant and fungal viruses.
bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology