Gut Virome Diversity and Health Status in Rescued Pangolins: Metaviromics Reveals Parvovirus as a Key Virus Associated with Disease
Wenjing Jiao, Z Q Zeng, X Hu, Jianfeng Deng, Jin‐Ping Chen
This study characterizes the gut virome of pangolins across health states, finding a shift from phage-dominated to eukaryotic virus-dominated viromes in diseased individuals, with Parvoviridae and Iridoviridae as potential pathogens.
bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology