Affiliation:
1. Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Abstract
The genomes of vertebrates preserve a large diversity of endogenous viral elements (remnants of ancient viruses that accumulate in host genomes over evolutionary time). Although retroviruses account for the vast majority of these elements, diverse DNA viruses have also been found and novel lineages are being described.
Funder
EC | European Research Council
Academia Nacional de Medicina de Venezuela, Pembroke College
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Virology,Insect Science,Immunology,Microbiology