Scavengers as Prospective Sentinels of Viral Diversity: the Snowy Sheathbill Virome as a Potential Tool for Monitoring Virus Circulation, Lessons from Two Antarctic Expeditions

This article describes whole-virome and targeted viral surveillance for coronaviruses, paramyxoviruses, and influenza viruses in snowy sheathbills from the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland. Our results suggest an important role of this species as a sentinel for this region.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors: Zamora, Gabriel, Aguilar Pierlé, Sebastian, Loncopan, Johana, Araos, Loreto, Verdugo, Francisco, Rojas-Fuentes, Cecilia, Krüger, Lucas, Gaggero, Aldo, Barriga, Gonzalo P.
Other Authors: Pride, David T., Institut chilien de l'Antarctique
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023
Subjects:
Infectious Diseases
Cell Biology
Microbiology (medical)
Genetics
General Immunology and Microbiology
Ecology
Physiology
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Antarc*
Snowy Sheathbill
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03302-22
https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/spectrum.03302-22
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Summary:This article describes whole-virome and targeted viral surveillance for coronaviruses, paramyxoviruses, and influenza viruses in snowy sheathbills from the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland. Our results suggest an important role of this species as a sentinel for this region.

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