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Transcriptome analysis confirms aquatic animals have less risk by carrying on human respiratory viruses
| Title: | Transcriptome analysis confirms aquatic animals have less risk by carrying on human respiratory viruses |
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| Authors: | Yuan Chen, Tingsong Yue, Guoliang Lin, Xi Luo, Huimin Yang, Robert W. Murphy, Siyuan Gao, Jing Luo |
| Source: | Reproduction and Breeding, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 161-168 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: | KeAi Communications Co. Ltd., 2023. |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Collection: | LCC:Genetics LCC:Reproduction LCC:Animal biochemistry |
| Subject Terms: | Aquatic animal, Transcriptome analysis, Human respiratory viruses, Human intestine viruses, Salmon, Food safety, Genetics, QH426-470, Reproduction, QH471-489, Animal biochemistry, QP501-801 |
| More Details: | Aquatic animals are an important source of food for humans, yet little is known about their potential to transfer zoonotic viruses. Multiple recent cases of SARS-CoV-2 from cold-chain aquatic food and environmental samples has evoked worldwide concerns, and even though these cases pale in comparison to poultry and livestock. To investigate the potential threat of food from aquatic animals, we map their transcriptomes to the genomes of human respiratory- and intestine-related viruses. Analyses only find an influenza virus sequence in a salmon (Salmo salar) skin transcriptome. BLAST and phylogenetic analyses identify this sequence as influenza A, and this likely owes to contamination from a worker. Thus, when prepared properly, aquatic animals can provide great nutritional benefits to humans while posing minimal health risks. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2667-0712 |
| Relation: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667071223000376; https://doaj.org/toc/2667-0712 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.repbre.2023.09.002 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/abe5e61a25134ab8a0daf64a7250121b |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.be5e61a25134ab8a0daf64a7250121b |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 26670712 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.repbre.2023.09.002 |
| Published in: | Reproduction and Breeding |
| Language: | English |