Mining viruses in public databases unveils the diversity within the Deltaflexiviridae family
Jhon Eric Alves Fernandes, Tatsuya Nagata, Fernando Lucas Melo · 2026
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Jhon Eric Alves Fernandes and co-authors report a 2026 hunt for hidden viruses inside public gene databases. Computer clouds now let researchers scan huge stored samples for viral traces at low cost. The team focused on one virus order that infects plants and fungi.
A cloud pipeline screened stored samples and hand checks confirmed 111 likely viral genomes. Most fell into one family that split into three distinct branches, with dozens of likely new species. The split was large enough that the authors propose two new family names. The work shows how much viral variety still sits unnoticed in data that were gathered for other reasons.
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| CREATOR | Jhon Eric Alves Fernandes, Tatsuya Nagata, Fernando Lucas Melo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32772 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |