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University of South Florida

Marine Science Faculty Publications

2015

Metagenomics

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Vector-Enabled Metagenomic (Vem) Surveys Using Whiteflies (Aleyrodidae) Reveal Novel Begomovirus Species In The New And Oldworlds, Karyna Rosario, Yee Mey Seah, Christian Marr, Arvind Varsani, Simona Kraberger, Daisy Stainton, Enrique Moriones, Jane Polston, Siobain Duffy Jan 2015

Vector-Enabled Metagenomic (Vem) Surveys Using Whiteflies (Aleyrodidae) Reveal Novel Begomovirus Species In The New And Oldworlds, Karyna Rosario, Yee Mey Seah, Christian Marr, Arvind Varsani, Simona Kraberger, Daisy Stainton, Enrique Moriones, Jane Polston, Siobain Duffy

Marine Science Faculty Publications

Whitefly-transmitted viruses belonging to the genus Begomovirus (family Geminiviridae) represent a substantial threat to agricultural food production. The rapid evolutionary potential of these single-stranded DNA viruses combined with the polyphagous feeding behavior of their whitefly vector (Bemisia tabaci) can lead to the emergence of damaging viral strains. Therefore, it is crucial to characterize begomoviruses circulating in different regions and crops globally. This study utilized vector-enabled metagenomics (VEM) coupled with high-throughput sequencing to survey begomoviruses directly from whiteflies collected in various locations (California (USA), Guatemala, Israel, Puerto Rico, and Spain). Begomoviruses were detected in all locations, with the highest diversity identified …


Multidimensional Metrics For Estimating Phage Abundance, Distribution, Gene Density, And Sequence Coverage In Metagenomes, Ramy Aziz, Bhakti Dwivedi, Sajia Akhter, Mya Breitbart, Robert Edwards Jan 2015

Multidimensional Metrics For Estimating Phage Abundance, Distribution, Gene Density, And Sequence Coverage In Metagenomes, Ramy Aziz, Bhakti Dwivedi, Sajia Akhter, Mya Breitbart, Robert Edwards

Marine Science Faculty Publications

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