Metatranscriptomics profiling reveals rodent- and shrew-borne viral diversity and evolutionary relationships in Guangzhou, China

The dataset includes the mitochondrial cytochrome b (mt-Cyt b) gene and metatranscriptomics virome of 208 rodents and shrews collected between June 2023 and December 2024 from four main urban areas and five non-main urban areas in Guangzhou. Individual libraries were constructed from mixed tissue samples (liver, spleen, lung, and kidney) of each animal. Metatranscriptomics sequencing revealed diverse viral communities, identifying 24 viral strains across eight mammalian-associated viral families.