Metatranscriptomic Profiling of Viral Diversity in Aquatic Environments with a Focus on Microalgal Viruses
Ravi Ojha, Tatiana Demina, Chiara Beltrani, Maryam Abidizadegan, Heli A. M. Monttinen, Hanna M Oksanen, Elina Peltomaa, Yuji Tomaru, Tero Ahola, Mohammadreza Sadeghi
The paper uses metatranscriptomics to analyze viral diversity in freshwater and marine environments, identifying new RNA viruses associated with microalgae and proposing a new genus within Marnaviridae.
bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology