Publications by authors named "Lucas A Jennings"
J Invertebr Pathol
November 2020
Article Synopsis
- A new single-stranded RNA virus was discovered in the bopyrid isopod Probopyrinella latreuticola, which parasitizes the Sargassum shrimp.
- The viral genome is 13,098 bp long and contains four open reading frames (ORFs) that encode proteins with functions including viral methyltransferase, helicase, RNA polymerase, and a capsid protein.
- Phylogenetic analysis suggests this virus is an early diverging isolate related to other marine viruses, with the potential for a diverse virosphere among marine invertebrates that needs further exploration.
