A New Putative Caulimoviridae Genus Discovered through Air Metagenomics

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2018 Oct 11;7(14):e00955-18. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00955-18. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Abstract

Members of the Caulimoviridae family are important plant pathogens. These circular double-stranded DNA viruses may integrate into the host genome, although this integration is not required for the viral replication cycle. Here, we describe three complete genomes belonging to a new putative Caulimoviridae genus discovered through air metagenomics.