Identification of viruses associated with larvae of the dragonfly Leucorrhinia dubia, and damselfly Coenagrion puella from RNA sequencing data

Identification of viruses associated with larvae of the dragonfly Leucorrhinia dubia, and damselfly Coenagrion puella from RNA sequencing data 00

Paul R. Johnstona ✉️ ORCID logo , Dirk J. Mikolajewskia, Jens Rolffa,b

  1. Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  2. Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), Berlin, Germany

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 81-88, 2015

https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2015.1018345

Published: 2 January 2015 (Received: 7 October 2014, Accepted: 9 February 2015)

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Abstract

Dragonflies and damselflies are hosts to a variety of parasites and pathogens. However, very few studies have investigated which viruses infect dragonflies and damselflies. Here, based on next generation RNA sequencing of RNA from Leucorrhinia dubia (Libellulidae, Anisoptera) and Coenagrion puella (Coenagrionidae, Zygoptera) larvae, data on putative viruses present in odonates are reported. In both species around 20 different putative viruses, often belonging to genera known from other insect species, were found. The annotated genome structure of one novel putative iflavirus in C. puella and new putative iflavirus, dicistrovirus and posa-lika viruses in L. dubia are described. The influence of these viruses on host fitness and their modes of transmission remain to be determined.

Keywords: Coenagrion puella, dragonfly, Leucorrhinia dubia, Odonata, RNAseq, viruses

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