Genome Sequence of a Single-Stranded DNA Virus Identified in Gila Monster Feces

Abstract

The Gila monster ( Heloderma suspectum ) is native to the Sonoran Desert. Metagenomic analyses of a Gila monster fecal sample revealed the presence of a small, circular, single-stranded DNA virus that is most closely related to a gemykrogvirus (family Genomoviridae ) genome from caribou feces sharing 88% genome-wide pairwise identity. The Gila monster ( Heloderma suspectum ) is native to the Sonoran Desert. Metagenomic analyses of a Gila monster fecal sample revealed the presence of a small, circular, single-stranded DNA virus that is most closely related to a gemykrogvirus (family Genomoviridae ) genome from caribou feces sharing 88% genome-wide pairwise identity.