Publications by authors named "Sohath Z Yusseff-Vanegas"
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- Viruses with a replication-associated protein (Rep) in a single-stranded DNA genome are the smallest known viruses affecting eukaryotes, including important crops and livestock.
- A study identified 44 new CRESS DNA viral genomes in arthropods, covering spiders, insects, and millipedes, revealing substantial diversity beyond what was previously known.
- Most of these newly identified viruses are distantly related to current CRESS DNA classifications, emphasizing the significant unexplored viral diversity in invertebrates and highlighting similarities in findings from RNA virus research in under-researched organisms.
Correct identification of forensically important insects, such as flies in the family Calliphoridae, is a crucial step for them to be used as evidence in legal investigations. Traditional identification based on morphology has been effective, but has some limitations when it comes to identifying immature stages of certain species. DNA-barcoding, using COI, has demonstrated potential for rapid and accurate identification of Calliphoridae, however, this gene does not reliably distinguish among some recently diverged species, raising questions about its use for delimitation of species of forensic importance.
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