New Virus May Have Coevolved with Human progenitors

A new study has found the origin and evolution of a virus called crAssphage, which may have coevolved with human progenitors.
In 2014, an infected bacteria was identified as part of the body’s duodenal environment that virus called crAssphage. Now, a new study has discovered the antecedent and evolvement of this particular virus, which may have coevolved with human lineage.
In a published material of Nature Microbiology a recent study shows that the virus was identified in the sewage of more than one-third of the world’s countries. In addition to this, the cook up of the virus can vary lean on in which country and city someone populates.
“The virus is both highly bountiful in the human basic and impersonate an entirely new viral family. With this study, we were able to disburse our consideration of the diversity and developmental history of the human micro biome globally. Our team at Notre dame has been appraise the potential uses of this newly identified virus and is developing it as an alternative to E. coli or other fecal indicator bacteria that are not specific to humans, as an indicator of fecal pollution,” said Kyle Bibbly, co – author of the study.
The investigation was completed through a global collaboration of more than 115 scientists from 65 countries, allowing for the collection of a significant amount of sequencing data. This information was sampled from a variety of volunteers and from sewage samplings around the world. Genetic material data were also collected from primates as well as three pre-columbian Andean mummies and a tyrollean glacier mummy, which had 5,300 year old intestinal content.
“We are in debt to all the amazing colleagues around the world who helped us explore the global diversity of this unique virus. This is truly a world first in the global scope and nature of the project,” said project lead, Robert Edwards, Project lead and professor of computer science and biology from San Diego State University. "This is truly a world first in the global scope and nature of the project."
Bibby's research on the virus was funded by the National Science Foundation.
By: Tripti Varun
Content: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190711141415.htm