An Insect Nidovirus Emerging from a Primary Tropical Rainforest

ABSTRACT Tropical rainforests show the highest level of terrestrial biodiversity and may be an important contributor to microbial diversity. Exploitation of these ecosystems may foster the emergence of novel pathogens. We report the discovery of the first insect-associated nidovirus, tentatively nam...

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Main Authors: Florian Zirkel, Andreas Kurth, Phenix-Lan Quan, Thomas Briese, Heinz Ellerbrok, Georg Pauli, Fabian H. Leendertz, W. Ian Lipkin, John Ziebuhr, Christian Drosten, Sandra Junglen
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b869e725b6054da7857681ef94f5f77b
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