Environmental DNA monitoring of oncogenic viral shedding and genomic profiling of sea turtle fibropapillomatosis reveals unusual viral dynamics

Jessica A. Farrell; Kelsey Yetsko; Liam Whitmore; Jenny Whilde; Catherine B. Eastman; Devon Rollinson Ramia; Rachel Thomas; Paul Linser; Simon Creer; Brooke Burkhalter; Christine Schnitzler; David J. Duffy

doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02085-2

Communications Biology (May 2021)

Environmental DNA monitoring of oncogenic viral shedding and genomic profiling of sea turtle fibropapillomatosis reveals unusual viral dynamics

Jessica A. Farrell,
Kelsey Yetsko,
Liam Whitmore,
Jenny Whilde,
Catherine B. Eastman,
Devon Rollinson Ramia,
Rachel Thomas,
Paul Linser,
Simon Creer,
Brooke Burkhalter,
Christine Schnitzler,
David J. Duffy

Affiliations

Jessica A. Farrell: The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and Sea Turtle Hospital, University of Florida
Kelsey Yetsko: The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and Sea Turtle Hospital, University of Florida
Liam Whitmore: The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and Sea Turtle Hospital, University of Florida
Jenny Whilde: The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and Sea Turtle Hospital, University of Florida
Catherine B. Eastman: The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and Sea Turtle Hospital, University of Florida
Devon Rollinson Ramia: The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and Sea Turtle Hospital, University of Florida
Rachel Thomas: The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and Sea Turtle Hospital, University of Florida
Paul Linser: The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and Sea Turtle Hospital, University of Florida
Simon Creer: Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University
Brooke Burkhalter: The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and Sea Turtle Hospital, University of Florida
Christine Schnitzler: The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and Sea Turtle Hospital, University of Florida
David J. Duffy: The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and Sea Turtle Hospital, University of Florida

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02085-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Farrell, Duffy and colleagues quantify the viral dynamics of the agent causing sea turtle fibropapillomatosis tumors. Environmental shedding and cellular dynamics are examined, demonstrating that temporal shedding dynamics and tumor burden are correlated.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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