DNA virome of ticks in the Northeast and Hubei provinces of China reveals diverse single-stranded circular DNA viruses

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第一作者： Liu, Yuhang

作者： Liu, Yuhang;Zhu, Guoqiang;Tu, Changchun;He, Biao;Liu, Yuhang;Wang, Guoshuai;Tu, Zhongzhong;Yi, Le;Tu, Changchun;He, Biao;Guo, Lei;Gao, Fei;Xu, Deming;Sun, Lanshun

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关键词： Ticks; DNA virome; CRESS DNA viruses; Genetic diversity

期刊名称：PARASITES & VECTORS （ 影响因子：3.2； 五年影响因子：3.6 ）

ISSN： 1756-3305

年卷期： 2023 年 16 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Background Ticks are medically important vectors capable of transmitting a variety of pathogens to and between host species. Although the spectrum of tick-borne RNA viruses has been frequently investigated, the diversity of tick-borne DNA viruses remains largely unknown.Methods A total of 1571 ticks were collected from forests and infested animals, and the diversity of the viruses they harbored was profiled using a DNA-specific virome method. The viromic data were phylogenetically analyzed and validated by PCR assays.Results Although diverse and abundant prokaryotic viruses were identified in the collected ticks, only eukaryotic DNA viruses with single-stranded circular genomes covering the anelloviruses and circular replication-associated (Rep) protein-encoding single-stranded (CRESS) DNA viruses were recovered from ticks. Anelloviruses were detected only in two tick pools, but CRESS DNA viruses were prevalent across these ticks except in one pool of Dermacentor spp. ticks. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that these tick-borne CRESS DNA viruses were related to viruses recovered from animal feces, tissues and even environmental samples, suggesting that their presence may be largely explained by environmental factors rather than by tick species and host blood meals.Conclusions Based on the results, tick-borne eukaryotic DNA viruses appear to be much less common than eukaryotic RNA viruses. Investigations involving a wider collection area and more diverse tick species are required to further support this speculation.

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