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The first RNA viruses detected in a trypanosome: novel narnaviruses and a leishmaniavirus in the gecko parasite Trypanosoma platydactyli
Alexei Yu. Kostygov, Danyil Grybchuk, Donnamae Klocek…·Vyacheslav Yurchenko
The paper identifies and characterizes the first RNA viruses in trypanosomes, including a leishmaniavirus and two narnaviruses in Trypanosoma platydactyli, suggesting ecological factors influence viral acquisition.
DOI 10.64898/2025.12.11.693634