Characterization of a novel RNA virus discovered in the autumnal moth Epirrita autumnata in Sweden

• Published in: Viruses
• Main Authors: Rodrigues De Miranda, Joachim, Hedman, Harald, Onorati, Piero, Stephan, Jörg, Karlberg, Olof, Bylund, Helena, Terenius, Olle
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Swedish; English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Microbiology (Microbiology in the medical area to be 30109); Abisko; Fennoscandia
• Online Access: https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/14780/; https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/14780/7/de_miranda_j_et_al_171204.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3390/v9080214

A novel, 10 kb RNA virus-tentatively named 'Abisko virus'-was discovered in the transcriptome data of a diseased autumnal moth (Epirrita autumnata) larva, as part of a search for the possible causes of the cyclical nature and mortality associated with geometrid moth dynamics and outbreaks...