DNA Viruses in European Drosophila melanogaster, 2014-2016

Fourteen DNA viruses discovered through metagenomic analysis of approximately 6,500 pool-sequenced Drosophila melanogaster flies. The data was collected by Darren J. Obbard from 47 European locations between 2014 and 2016. Supporting files include collection metadata, mapped read counts, virus presence data, and assembled viral sequences.

Use Cases

• Study the diversity and distribution of DNA viruses in Drosophila melanogaster based on samples from 47 European locations.
• Analyze virus prevalence and copy number based on normalized read counts provided in the supplementary files.
• Investigate genetic variation in specific viruses like Kallithea, Linvill Road, and Vesanto based on SNP and nucleotide diversity data.
• Compare virome data from the DrosEU project with 28 publicly available Drosophila sequencing projects.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a large-scale sampling of approximately 6,500 flies.
• Samples cover a wide geographic range across 47 European locations.
• Includes comparative analysis with 28 external Drosophila sequencing projects.
• Provides multiple data perspectives through separate files for raw counts, normalized counts, and metadata.

Limitations

• Row count and exact file sizes are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Darren J. Obbard, associated with the study 'The discovery, distribution and diversity of DNA viruses associated with Drosophila melanogaster in Europe'.

Collection Method

Metagenomic analysis of pool-sequenced Drosophila melanogaster samples.

Time Range

2014 to 2016

Geography

47 locations in Europe