Untangling an insect virome from its endogenous viral elements
Paula Rozo-López, William T. Brewer, Simon Käfer, McKayla M. Martin, Benjamin J. Parker
The paper identifies an endogenous viral element in the potato aphid genome, showing that RNAseq can misidentify viruses due to homology with transcribed elements.
bioRxiv · May 23, 2023 · PreprintGenomics