Diverse and highly recombinant anelloviruses associated with Weddell seals in Antarctica.

• Main Authors: Fahsbender, Elizabeth, Burns, Jennifer M, Kim, Stacy, Kraberger, Simona, Frankfurter, Greg, Eilers, Alice A, Shero, Michelle R, Beltran, Roxanne, Kirkham, Amy, McCorkell, Robert, Berngartt, Rachel K, Male, Maketalena F, Ballard, Grant, Ainley, David G, Breitbart, Mya, Varsani, Arvind
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2017
• Subjects: Anelloviridae; Antarctica; Ross Sea; South Polar skua; Weddell seal; Evolutionary Biology; Microbiology; Antarctic; Teno; Weddell; Antarc*; Stercorarius maccormicki; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8nx2g0r7

The viruses circulating among Antarctic wildlife remain largely unknown. In an effort to identify viruses associated with Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) inhabiting the Ross Sea, vaginal and nasal swabs, and faecal samples were collected between November 2014 and February 2015. In addition,...