Non-invasive surveys of mammalian viruses using environmental DNA

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Environmental DNA (eDNA) and invertebrate-derived DNA (iDNA) are used to survey biodiversity non-invasively to mitigate difficulties in obtaining wildlife samples, particularly in remote areas or for rare species. Recently, eDNA/iDNA were used to monitor known wildlife pathogens; however, most wildlife pathogens are unknown and often evolutionarily divergent. To detect and identify known and novel mammalian viruses from eDNA/iDNA, we used a curated set of RNA oligonucleotides as viral baits in a hybridization capture system coupled with high-throughput sequencing. We detected multiple known and novel mammalian RNA and DNA viruses from multiple viral families from both waterhole eDNA and leech-derived iDNA. Congruence was found between detected hosts and viruses identified in leeches and waterholes. Our results demonstrate that eDNA/iDNA samples represent an effective non-invasive resource for studying wildlife viral diversity and for detecting novel potentially zoonotic viruses prior to their emergence.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftMethods in Ecology and Evolution
Vol/bind12
Udgave nummer10
Sider (fra-til)1941-1952
ISSN2041-210X
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2021

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Funding Information:
We thank Joseph DeRisi for guidance in using his oligonucleotide data. We thank Peter Seeber and Sanatana‐Erini Soilemetzidou for collection of water and sediment samples in Africa and Mongolia, respectively. We thank the Sabah Forestry Department, especially Johnny Kissing, Peter Lagan and Datuk Sam Mannan, for supporting the fieldwork and the Sabah Biodiversity Council for providing research, collection and export permits (JKM/MBS.1000‐2/3 JLD.2) for the leech work. This project received financial support from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF FKZ: 01LN1301A) to N.A., J.A., A.M. and A.W. and was supported by funds from the Leibniz Gemeinschaft, SAW‐2015‐IZW‐1 440 to A.D. and A.D.G.

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© 2021 The Authors. Methods in Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Ecological Society

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