identification of tombusvirus in avian species
The discovery of original  tombus-like virus sequences in a dead bird promt us to investigate for the presence of tombusvirus in SRA database  by looking for homology for the RNAdependant RNApolymerase via the Serratus Palm id web tool. Ninety tombusviridae sequences were recovered from SRA datasets among which 60   sequences were obtained from Bird samples. The phylogenic analysis of tombus sequences reveals   a cluster of tombusvirus sequences that is  specific to bird samples.