METAGENOMIC SURVEY FOR VIRUSES IN WESTERN ARCTIC CARIBOU, ALASKA, THROUGH ITERATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAXONOMIC UNITS.

Metagenomic survey for viruses in Western Arctic caribou, Alaska, through iterative assembly of taxonomic units.

Pathogen surveillance in animals does not provide a sufficient level of vigilance because it is generally confined to surveillance of pathogens with known economic impact in domestic animals and practically nonexistent in wildlife species.As most (re-)emerging viral infections originate from animal sources, it is important to obtain insight into vi

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Positive selection over the mitochondrial genome and its role in the diversification of gentoo penguins in response to adaptation in isolation

Abstract Although mitochondrial DNA has been widely used in phylogeography, evidence has emerged that factors such as climate, food availability, and environmental pressures that produce high levels of stress can exert a strong influence on mitochondrial genomes, to the point of promoting the persistence of certain genotypes in order to compensate

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