Review of Methods for Studying Viruses in the Environment and Organisms
Recent decades have seen growing attention on viruses in the environment and their potential impacts as a result of global epidemics. Due to the diversity of viral species along with the complexity of environmental and host factors, virus extraction and detection methods have become key for the stud...
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| author | Xinyue Wang Tong Ma Zhiyuan Chen Yang Liu Kexin Wang Guangxiu Liu Kesheng Li Tuo Chen Gaosen Zhang Wei Zhang Binglin Zhang |
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| description | Recent decades have seen growing attention on viruses in the environment and their potential impacts as a result of global epidemics. Due to the diversity of viral species along with the complexity of environmental and host factors, virus extraction and detection methods have become key for the study of virus ecology. This review systematically summarises the methods for extracting and detecting pathogens from different environmental samples (e.g., soil, water, faeces, air) and biological samples (e.g., plants, animals) in existing studies, comparing their similarities and differences, applicability, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each method. Additionally, this review discusses future directions for research in this field. The aim is to provide a theoretical foundation and technical reference for virus ecology research, facilitating further exploration and applications in this field. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-632c144671bd4610b6599a3c9a72a2592025-01-24T13:52:32ZengMDPI AGViruses1999-49152025-01-011718610.3390/v17010086Review of Methods for Studying Viruses in the Environment and OrganismsXinyue Wang0Tong Ma1Zhiyuan Chen2Yang Liu3Kexin Wang4Guangxiu Liu5Kesheng Li6Tuo Chen7Gaosen Zhang8Wei Zhang9Binglin Zhang10Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaKey Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaKey Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaKey Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaLanzhou Yahua Biotechnology Company, Lanzhou 730050, ChinaKey Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaKey Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaRecent decades have seen growing attention on viruses in the environment and their potential impacts as a result of global epidemics. Due to the diversity of viral species along with the complexity of environmental and host factors, virus extraction and detection methods have become key for the study of virus ecology. This review systematically summarises the methods for extracting and detecting pathogens from different environmental samples (e.g., soil, water, faeces, air) and biological samples (e.g., plants, animals) in existing studies, comparing their similarities and differences, applicability, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each method. Additionally, this review discusses future directions for research in this field. The aim is to provide a theoretical foundation and technical reference for virus ecology research, facilitating further exploration and applications in this field.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/1/86virus communitiesenvironmental samplesorganism samplesresearch methods |
| spellingShingle | Xinyue Wang Tong Ma Zhiyuan Chen Yang Liu Kexin Wang Guangxiu Liu Kesheng Li Tuo Chen Gaosen Zhang Wei Zhang Binglin Zhang Review of Methods for Studying Viruses in the Environment and Organisms Viruses virus communities environmental samples organism samples research methods |
| title | Review of Methods for Studying Viruses in the Environment and Organisms |
| title_full | Review of Methods for Studying Viruses in the Environment and Organisms |
| title_fullStr | Review of Methods for Studying Viruses in the Environment and Organisms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Review of Methods for Studying Viruses in the Environment and Organisms |
| title_short | Review of Methods for Studying Viruses in the Environment and Organisms |
| title_sort | review of methods for studying viruses in the environment and organisms |
| topic | virus communities environmental samples organism samples research methods |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/1/86 |
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