Journal article
Towards an understanding of the avian virome
- Abstract:
- The last two decades have seen the rise of viromics, the study of viral communities through the detection and characterization of virus genome sequences. Here we systematically review and summarize the scope and limitations of our current understanding of avian viromes, in both domesticated and wild-bird populations. We compare this viromic work to the broader literature on avian prokaryotic microbiomes, and highlight the growing importance of structured sampling and experimental design for testing explanatory hypotheses. We provide a number of recommendations for sample collection and preliminary data analysis to guide the development of avian viromics. Avian viromes have the potential to inform disease surveillance in poultry and improve our understanding of the risk of zoonotic viruses to human health.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1099/jgv.0.001447
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- Publisher:
- Microbiology Society
- Journal:
- Journal of General Virology More from this journal
- Volume:
- 101
- Issue:
- 8
- Pages:
- 785-790
- Publication date:
- 2020-06-10
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-05-21
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1465-2099
- ISSN:
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0022-1317
- Pmid:
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32519942
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1113686
- Local pid:
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pubs:1113686
- Deposit date:
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2020-07-06
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- Copyright holder:
- Francois and Pybus.
- Copyright date:
- 2020
- Rights statement:
- © 2020 The Authors. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. This article was made open access via a Publish and Read agreement between the Microbiology Society and the corresponding author’s institution.
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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