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Ben Longdon

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Ben LongdoniD7 papers · University of Exeter

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Microbiology· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Assay:metagenomics· 3 Organism:Drosophila· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Approach:deep learning· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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Darren J Obbard· 3 shared Claire L Webster· 2 shared Amy H Buck· 1 shared Brian P Lazzaro· 1 shared Daisy Crowson· 1 shared Darren J Parker· 1 shared Elizabeth H Bayne· 1 shared Fergal M Waldron· 1 shared

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2015-2016 · peak 2/yr

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Darren J Obbard

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Twenty five new viruses associated with the Drosophilidae (Diptera)

Claire L Webster, Ben Longdon, Samuel H Lewis, Darren J Obbard

The paper identifies 25 new RNA viruses from six wild Drosophilidae species using metagenomic RNA sequencing and provides a comprehensive list of previously reported viruses in the family.

bioRxiv · Apr 24, 2016Microbiology

The evolution, diversity and host associations of rhabdoviruses

Ben Longdon, Gemma GR Murray, William J Palmer, Jonathan P Day, Darren J Parker, John J Welch, Darren J Obbard, Francis M Jiggins

This study identifies 32 new rhabdoviruses, reconstructs their phylogeny, and predicts host associations, finding rare host switches and suggesting a single origin for plant and arthropod-borne vertebrate viruses.

bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2015Evolutionary Biology

The discovery, distribution and evolution of viruses associated with Drosophila melanogaster

Claire L Webster, Fergal M Waldron, Shaun Robertson, Daisy Crowson, Giada Ferrari, Juan F Quintana, Jean-Michel Brouqui, Elizabeth H Bayne, Ben Longdon, Amy H Buck, Brian P Lazzaro, Jewelna Akorli, Penelope R Haddrill, Darren J Obbard

This paper identifies and characterizes new viruses associated with Drosophila melanogaster using metagenomic and small RNA sequencing, revealing their prevalence and ecological context.

bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2015Microbiology