Transcriptome mining extends the host range of the Flaviviridae to non-bilaterians

• Main Authors: Mifsud, Jonathon C. O., Costa, Vincenzo A., Petrone, Mary E., Marzinelli, Ezequiel Miguel, Holmes, Edward C., Harvey, Erin
• Other Authors: Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Flaviviridae; Pestivirus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173625
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The flavivirids (family Flaviviridae) are a group of positive-sense RNA viruses that include well-documented agents of human disease. Despite their importance and ubiquity, the timescale of flavivirid evolution is uncertain. An ancient origin, spanning millions of years, is supported by their presen...