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Yong-Zhen Zhang

Researcher at Fudan University

Publications -  7
Citations -  2685

Yong-Zhen Zhang is an academic researcher from Fudan University. The author has contributed to research in topics: RNA virus & RNA. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 7 publications receiving 1951 citations. Previous affiliations of Yong-Zhen Zhang include Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Redefining the invertebrate RNA virosphere

TL;DR: A view of the RNA virosphere is presented that is more phylogenetically and genomically diverse than that depicted in current classification schemes and provide a more solid foundation for studies in virus ecology and evolution.
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Unprecedented genomic diversity of RNA viruses in arthropods reveals the ancestry of negative-sense RNA viruses

TL;DR: RNA sequencing of 70 arthropod species revealed that arthropods contain viruses that fall basal to major virus groups, including the vertebrate-specific arenaviruses, filoviruse, hantavirus, influenza viruses, lyssavirusing, and paramyxoviruses.
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The evolutionary history of vertebrate RNA viruses

TL;DR: Around 200 new vertebrates-specific viruses are discovered, and every vertebrate-specific viral family known to infect mammals and birds is also present in amphibians, reptiles or fish, suggesting that evolution of vertebrate viruses mirrors that of vertebrates hosts.
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Divergent Viruses Discovered in Arthropods and Vertebrates Revise the Evolutionary History of the Flaviviridae and Related Viruses

TL;DR: The traditional view on the evolutionary history, host range, and genomic structures of a major group of RNA viruses is revised, suggesting that arthropods may be the ultimate reservoir of the Flaviviridae and related viruses, harboring considerable genetic and phenotypic diversity.