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ArticleVirus evolution2024

The diverse liver viromes of Australian geckos and skinks are dominated by hepaciviruses and picornaviruses and reflect host taxonomy and habitat.

Jackie E Mahar, Michelle Wille, Erin Harvey, Craig C Moritz, Edward C Holmes

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Article in Virus evolution, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Jackie E MaharSydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2687-9810
Michelle WilleCentre for Pathogen Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5629-0196
Erin HarveySydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9379-2064
Craig C MoritzResearch School of Biology & Centre for Biodiversity Analysis, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
Edward C HolmesSydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9596-3552

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lizards have diverse ecologies and evolutionary histories, and represent a promising group to explore how hosts shape virome structure and virus evolution. Yet, little is known about the viromes of these animals. In Australia, squamates (lizards and snakes) comprise the most diverse order of vertebrates, and Australia hosts the highest diversity of lizards globally, with the greatest breadth of habitat use. We used meta-transcriptomic sequencing to determine the virome of nine co-distributed, tropical lizard species from three taxonomic families in Australia and analyzed these data to identify host traits associated with viral abundance and diversity. We show that lizards carry a large diversity of viruses, identifying more than thirty novel, highly divergent vertebrate-associated viruses. These viruses were from nine viral families, including several that contain well known pathogens, such as the

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evolutionHepacivirusmetagenomicsmeta-transcriptomicsone healthviral ecology

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PMCPMC11160328

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