Table 1.
Metadata for samples included in this study.
| Species | Location | Year | Number of samples in pool | RNA conc (ng/μl) | Number of reads | Number of contigs | Viral abundance | Avian/tick viral abundance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo penguin | Kopaitik Island, Antarctic peninsula | 2014 | 10 | 17.6 | 42,382,642 | 363,103 | 0.069 | 0.0215 |
| Gentoo penguin | González Videla Base, Paradise Bay, Antarctic peninsula | 2014 | 10 | 22.2 | 43,844,230 | 513,968 | 0.155 | None |
| Chinstrap penguin | Kopaitik Island, Antarctic peninsula | 2015 | 10 | 31.8 | 55,930,902 | 189,464 | 0.708 | 0.152 |
| Chinstrap penguin | Punta Narebski, King George Island, South Shetland Islands | 2015 | 10 | 35.6 | 51,498,136 | 530,470 | 0.164 | 0.0095 |
| Adelie penguin | Arctowski, King George Island, South Shetland Islands | 2016 | 10 | 8.3 | 54,091,746 | 453,260 | 0.175 | 0.0128 |
| Adelie penguin | Kopaitik Island, Antarctic peninsula | 2016 | 10 | 4.5 | 54,766,506 | 461,859 | 0.183 | 0.031 |
| Ixodes uriae; male | Paradise Bay | 2017 | 5 | 51184 | 29,222,668 | 221,322 | 0.0315 | 0.031 |
| Ixodes uriae; female | Paradise Bay | 2017 | 5 | 1694 | 29,314,430 | 223,554 | 2.421 | 2.421 |
| Ixodes uriae; nymph | Paradise Bay | 2017 | 5 | 1520 | 28,634,124 | 55,611 | 0.319 | 0.318 |
| Ixodes uriae; nymph | Paradise Bay | 2017 | 5 | 5681 | 27,573,438 | 106,522 | 0.153 | 0.153 |