Relatedness of Gardnerella prophages and their endolysins

bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Sep 29:2026.09.28.754664. doi: 10.64898/2026.09.28.754664.ABSTRACTThe Gardnerella genus includes a complex sub-taxonomy of bacterial species and subgroups which have been implicated in bacterial vaginosis. We analyzed G. leopoldii, G. swidsinski, G. piotii , and G. vaginalis genomes available in public databases and predicted proviral sequences using Cenote-Taker3. We clustered 266 prophage sequences into 140 … Read more

ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Bacilladnaviridae 2026

J Gen Virol. 2026 Sep;107(9). doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.002321. ABSTRACT Bacilladnaviridae is a family of viruses with single-stranded, circular DNA genomes that range from 3.4 to 6 kb and contain a short double-stranded region of 0.5-1 kb. The genome is replicated by the rolling-circle mechanism. Bacilladnavirids encode a jelly-roll capsid protein which forms non-enveloped icosahedral capsids with … Read more

New Parvovirus and Other Swab-Associated Viruses Identified in the Eurasian Goshawk (Astur gentilis)

Pathogens. 2026 Sep 5;15(9):942. doi: 10.3390/pathogens15090942. ABSTRACT Cloacal swabs were collected from 12 Eurasian goshawk chicks during routine veterinary inspections to evaluate the gut-associated virome of goshawks used for falconry. The material was used for metagenomic screening with high-throughput sequencing. Sequences belonging to several viral families (Poxviridae, Circoviridae, Anelloviridae, Retroviridae, Parvoviridae and Astroviridae) were detected … Read more

Identification of aviadenovirus and dependoparvovirus in an Adélie penguin fecal sample from Cape Royds (Ross Island, Antarctica)

Arch Virol. 2026 Sep 4;171(10):268. doi: 10.1007/s00705-026-06726-x. ABSTRACT Adenoviruses (Adenoviridae) and their associated replication-deficient dependoparvoviruses (Parvoviridae) are recognized as significant components of the avian virome. While well-studied in domestic birds, these viruses remain underexplored in wild Antarctic birds. Information is limited on viruses circulating in penguins, particularly outside of the Antarctic Peninsula Region. Here we … Read more

2026

Bandoo RA, Kraberger S, Ozturk C, Zhu Q, Smith B, Krupovic M, Cook C, Varsani A. 2026. Genetic diversity of Apis mellifera filamentous virus in bees sampled in the USA and Jamaica. Arch Virol. 171:125
De Koch MD, Kraberger S, Fielding R, Smith K, Schiavone K, Hall KR, Reid VS, Boyea D, Smith EL, Schmidlin K, Fontenele RS, Martin DP, Krupovic M, Varsani A. 2026. Novel circoviruses identified in short-finned pilot whale and orca from the North Atlantic Ocean. Virology. 615: 110768
Kraberger S, Opriessnig T, Maggi F, Celer V, Okamoto H, van der Hoek L, Biagini P, Krupovic M, Varsani A, ICTV Consortium. 2026. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Anelloviridae 2026. J Gen Virol 107: 002222
Paietta EN, Johnston RA, Randrianarisoa SF, DeSisto CMM, Kraberger S, Martin DP, Razanamahenina TT, Ramboninarimalala A, Velontsara J-P, Raherinirina TG, Rasendrinirina V, Raveloson L, Luo Y, Finley NL, Baitchman E, Yoder AD, Varsani A. 2026. Host-anellovirus interactions in a unique island ecosystem: Non-human primates and rodents in Madagascar harbor diverse, rich anellovirus populations. Microbial Genomics 12: 001681
Paietta EN, Kraberger S, Gordon M, Ehmke E, Yoder AD, Varsani A. 2026. Metagenome-assembled genomes of anelloviruses in crowned lemur and aye-aye swabs. Microbial resource announcements. 15: e01473-25
Paietta EN, Randrianarisoa SF, Razanamahenina TT, Ramboninarimalala A, Raherinirina TG, Raveloson L, Finley NL, Yoder AD, Bautchman E, Varsani A, Johnston RA. 202 Complete mitochondrial DNA sequences of Eliurus webbi and Eliurus minor, endemic tufted-tailed rats in Madagascar. Mitochondrial DNA Part B 11: 561–566.
Trubl G, Roux S, Borton MA, Varsani A, Li Y-F, Sun C, Bin Jang H, Woodcroft BJ, Tyson GW, Wrighton K, Saleska S, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Sullivan MB, Rich VI. 2026. Population ecology and potential biogeochemical impacts of ssDNA and dsDNA soil viruses along a permafrost thaw gradient. Nat Comms. 17: 375
Simmonds P, Adriaenssens EM, Lefkowitz EJ, Oksanen HM, Zerbini FM, Alfenas-Zerbini P, Aylward FO, Dempsey DM, Freitas-Astúa J, Hendrickson RC, Hughes HR, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Łobocka M, Mayne R, Mushegian AR, Penzes JJ, Reyes Muñoz A, Robertson DL, Roux S, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Smith DB, Suzuki N, Turner D, Doorslaer KV, Varsani A. 2026. Changes to virus taxonomy, the international code of virus classification and nomenclature, and the ICTV statutes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2025). Arch Virol. 171:23.
Tisza MJ, Varsani A, Petrosino JF, Cregeen SJJ. 2026. Cenote-Taker 3 for Fast and Accurate Virus Discovery and Annotation of the Virome. Peer Community Journal 6: e31

2025

Adriaenssens EM, Cook R, Dolja V, Koonin EV, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Lood C, Reyes Muñoz A, Turner D, Varsani A, Vaz PK, Waltzek T, Wolf YI, Yutin N, Zerbini FM. 2025. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Duplodnaviria 2025. J Gen Virol. 106:002139
Bandoo RA, Kraberger S, Ozturk C, Lund MC, Zhu Q, Cook C, Smith B, Varsani A. 2025. Identification of diverse bacteriophages associated with bees and hoverflies. Viruses. 17: 201.
Ben Chéhida S, Lacroix S, Hoareau M, Fenelon B, Varsani A, Martin DP, Teycheney PY, Lefeuvre P, Lett JM. 2025. To be or not to be a virus: A novel chimeric circular Rep-encoding single stranded DNA virus with interfamilial gene exchange illustrates the considerable evolutionary capacity of ssDNA viruses. PLoS One. 20:e0309278
Blondet L, Mouanda Sounda A, Fritz M, Filloux D, Yvon M, Blanc S, Varsani A, Fabien Niama R, Leroy EM, Roumagnac P. 2025. Sentinels tracking viruses in various ecosystems: Towards a One Health approach. PLoS Pathog 21: e1013141
da Silva Fong D, Abrantes J, Moura T, Serra-Pereira B, Xavier R, Veríssimo A, Varsani A, Neves F. 2025. Identification and characterization of a novel Papillomavirus in thornback skate (Raja clavata). Microbial Genomics. 11: 001541
De Koch MD, Krupovic M, Fielding R, Smith K, Schiavone K, Hall KR, Reid VS, Boyea D, Smith EL, Schmidlin K, Fontenele RS, Koonin EV, Martin DP, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2025. Novel lineage of anelloviruses with large genomes identified in dolphins. J Virol. 99: e01370-24
De Koch M, Sweeney N, Taylor JE, Lucas F, Ratheesh NK, Lamb SK, Miller J, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2025. Diverse anelloviruses identified in leporids from Arizona (USA). Viruses. 17: 280
Kraberger S, Custer JM, Hammond R, Gibson M, Aguiar de Souza Penha V, McGraw H, Fountain-Jones NM, Olivo D, Vargas KL, Kaján GL, Harrach B, McGraw KJ, Varsani A. 2025. Incidence and diversity of circoviruses, polyomaviruses, and adenoviruses in exotic free-roaming rosy-faced lovebirds from Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Virology. 611:110640.
Łukaszuk E, Dziewulska D, Varsani A, Stenzel T. 2025. Coronaviruses in diarrheic pigeons and the first determination of the complete genome of a new pigeon gammacoronavirus. Sci Rep 15, 19108
Łukaszuk E, Dziewulska D, Prątnicka A, Custer JM, Kraberger S, Varsani A, Stenzel T. 2025. Characterization, phylogeny and prevalence of the coding-complete genomes of aviadenoviruses and siadenovirus in young racing pigeons. Virology. 603: 110400
Łukaszuk E, Dziewulska D, Khalifeh A, Custer JM, Kraberger S, Varsani A, Stenzel T. 2025. Known and novel parvoviruses identified in domestic pigeons. BMC Vet Res. 21:47
Mayne R, Simmonds P, Smith DB, Adriaenssens EM, Lefkowitz EJ, Oksanen HM, Zerbini FM, Alfenas-Zerbini P, Aylward FO, Freitas-Astúa J, Hendrickson RC, Hughes HR, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Łobocka M, Mushegian AR, Penzes J, Muñoz AR, Robertson DL, Roux S, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Suzuki N, Turner D, Van Doorslaer K, Varsani A. 2025. Virus taxonomy proposal summaries: a searchable and citable resource to disseminate virus taxonomy advances. Journal of General Virology 106: 1099
McGraw KJ, Hammond R, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2025. Variation in Plumage Coloration of Rosy-Faced Lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis): Links to Sex, Age, Nutritional Condition, Viral Infection, and Habitat Urbanization. J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol. 343:48–58
Olivo DA, Kraberger S, Chiu EC, Custer JM, Jackson D, Regney M, Lund MC, Bandoo RA, Aguiar de Souza Penha V, Drake D, McGraw KJ, Varsani A. Avian circoviruses and hepadnaviruses identified in tissue samples of various waterfowl. Virology. 603: 110381
Regney M, Morandini V, Schmidt AE, Belliure J, Lescroël A, Elrod M, Li A, Cox A, Khor D, Jongsomjit D, Pennycook J, Burnham C, Swanson N, Winquist S, Dugger KM, Ainley DG, Ballard G, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2025. Diversity of polyomaviruses and papillomaviruses in penguins from eastern and western Antarctica. Microbial Genomics. 11:001580
Rubino L, Abrahamian P, An W, Aranda MA, Ascencio-Ibañez JT, Bejerman N, Blouin AG, Candresse T, Canto T, Cao M, Carr JP, Cho WK, Constable F, Dasgupta I, Debat H, Dietzgen RG, Digiaro M, Donaire L, Elbeaino T, Fargette D, Filardo F, Fischer MG, Fontdevila N, Fox A, Freitas-Astua J, Fuchs M, Geering ADW, Ghafari M, Hafrén A, Hammond J, Hammond R, Hasiów-Jaroszewska B, Hebrard E, Hernández C, Hily J-M, Hosseini A, Hull R, Inoue-Nagata AK, Jordan R, Kondo H, Kreuze JF, Krupovic M, Kubota K, Kuhn JH, Leisner S, Lett J-M, Li C, Li F, Li JM, López-Lambertini PM, Lopez-Moya JJ, Maclot F, Mäkinen K, Martin D, Massart S, Miller WA, Mohammadi M, Mollov D, Muller E, Nagata T, Navas-Castillo J, Neriya Y, Ochoa-Corona FM, Ohshima K, Pallás V, Pappu H, Petrzik K, Pooggin M, Prigigallo MI, Ramos-González PL, Ribeiro S, Richert-Pöggeler KR, Roumagnac P, Roy A, Sabanadzovic S, Šafářová D, Saldarelli P, Sanfaçon H, Sarmiento C, Sasaya T, Scheets K, Schravesande WEW, Seal S, Shimomoto Y, Sõmera M, Stavolone L, Stewart LR, Teycheney P-Y, Thomas JE, Thompson JR, Tiberini A, Tomitaka Y, Tzanetakis I, Umber M, Urbino C, van den Burg HA, Van der Vlugt RAA, Varsani A, Verhage A, Villamor D, von Bargen S, Walker PJ, Wetzel T, Whitfield AE, Wylie SJ, Yang C, Zerbini FM, Zhang S, ICTV Summary Consortium. 2025. Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses from the Plant Viruses Subcommittee, 2025. J Gen Virol. 106:1099
Saroff MJ, Azanaw Haile A, Baniel A, Kraberger S, Regney M, Harrach B, Kaján GL, Lu A, Beehner JC, Bergman TJ, Snyder-Mackler N, Varsani A, Schneider-Crease IA. 2025. Early-life infection dynamics and genomic diversity of adenoviruses in a wild primate. Microbial Genomics. 11:001595
Schneider-Crease IA, Moya IL, Chiou KL, Baniel A, Azanaw Haile A, Kebede F, Abebe B, Lu A, Bergman TJ, Snyder-Mackler N, Varsani A. 2025. Intestivirid acquisition increases across infancy in a wild primate population. Mol Ecol. 34: e17801
Scotch M, Faleye TOC, Wright JM, Finnerty S, Halden RU, Varsani A. 2025.Campus-based genomic surveillance uncovers early emergence of a future dominant A(H3N2) influenza clade. iScience. 28:113941.
Vargas J, Bermudez-Rivera B, Block I, Shaffer G, Estrada L, Dadd T, Dickerson T, Curtis C, Woods C, Driver EM, Halden RU, Varsani A, Scotch M, Faleye TOC. 2025. Canine Parvovirus and Vaccine-Origin Feline Panleukopenia Virus in Wastewater, Arizona, USA: July 2022–June 2023. Microorganisms. 13: 2124.
Varsani A., Hopkins A, Lund MC, Krupovic M. 2025. 2024 taxonomic update for the families Naryaviridae, Nenyaviridae and Vilyaviridae. Arch Virol. 170:18
Varsani A, Custer JM, Cobb IN, Harding C, Collins CL, Suazo C, Schreck J, Fontenele DS, Dayaram A, Goldstien S, Kazlauskas D, Kraberger S, Krupovic M. 2025. Bacilladnaviridae: refined taxonomy and new insights into the biology and evolution of diatom infecting DNA viruses. J Gen Virol. 106: 002084
Varsani A, Abd-Alla AMM, Arnberg N, Bateman KS, Benkő M, Bézier A, Biagini P, Bojko J, Butkovic A, Canuti M, Celer V, Drezen JM, Egyed L, Fischer MG, François S, Guinet B, Harrach B, Harrison RL, Herniou EA, Hess M, Hu J, Jehle JA, Kaján GL, Kajon AE, Koonin EV, Kraberger S, Krell PJ, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Lei C, Leobold M, Maggi F, Mittal SK, Okamoto H, Opriessnig T, Peng X, Pénzes J, Podgorski, II, Postler TS, Ribeiro BM, San Martín C, Söderlund-Venermo M, Sun X, Surján A, Tarján ZL, Varaldi J, Vidovszky MZ, Wadell G, Watanabe H, Yutin N, van Oers MM, ICTV Summary Consortium. 2025. Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) from the Animal DNA Viruses and Retroviruses Subcommittee, 2025. J Gen Virol. 106: 10.1099
Vidal AH, Abreu ACR, Dantas-Filho JFS, Vianna MJX, Lacorte C, Abreu EFM, Felix GP, Alves-Freitas DMT, Pinheiro-Lima B, Nogueira I, Faleiro FG, Rosa RCC, Jesus ON, Sanches MM, Santos YS, Blawid R, Jiménez JLS, Vaslin MFS, Kitajima EW, Campos MdA, Fontenele RS, Varsani A, Melo FL, Ribeiro SG. 2025. Discovery and Genome Characterization of Three New Rhabdoviruses Infecting Passiflora spp. in Brazil. Viruses 17:725

Zerbini FM, Simmonds P, Adriaenssens EM, Lefkowitz EJ, Oksanen HM, Alfenas-Zerbini P, Aylward FO, Freitas-Astúa J, Hughes HR, Łobocka M, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Mushegian A, Penzes JJ, Reyes A, Robertson DL, Roux S, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Smith DB, Suzuki N, Turner D, Van Doorslaer K, Varsani A. 2025. Virus species names have been standardized; virus names remain unchanged. mSphere 10:e00020-25.
Žuštra A, Howard A, Schwartz K, Day R, Dietrich J, Sobotyk C, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2025. Three distinct circovirids identified in a tapeworm recovered from a bobcat (Lynx rufus). Viruses 17: 745

2024

Bandoo, RA, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2024. Two novel geminiviruses identified in bees (Apis mellifera and Nomia sp.). Viruses. 16: 602
Ben Chehida S, Devi Bunwaree H, Hoareau M, Moubset O, Julian C, Blondin L, Filloux D, Lavergne C, Roumagnac P, Varsani A, Martin DP, Lett J-M, Lefeuvre P. 2024. Increase of niche filling with increase of host richness for plant infecting mastreviruses. Virus Evol. 10: veae107
Bermudez-Rivera B, Hampton B, Wheeler C, Vargas J, Swaminathan S, Driver EM, Halden RU, Varsani A, Scotch M, Faleye TOC. 2024. Nine Rhizobium phage genomes recovered from wastewater in Tempe, AZ, October 2019–March 2020. Microbiol Resour Announc 13: e00680-24.
Faleye TOC, Driver EM, Wright JM, Halden RU, Varsani A, Scotch M. 2024. Direct detection of canine picornavirus complete coding sequence in wastewater using long-range reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and long-read sequencing. Infect Genet Evol. 118: 105550
Faleye TOC, Skidmore P, Elyaderani A, Adhikari S, Kaiser N, Smith A, Yanez A, Perleberg T, Driver EM, Halden RU, Varsani A, Scotch M. 2024. Exploring canine picornavirus diversity in the USA using wastewater surveillance: From high-throughput genomic sequencing to immuno-informatics and capsid structure modeling. Viruses. 16:1188
Faleye TOC, Skidmore P, Elyaderani A, Adhikari S, Kaiser N, Smith A, Yanez A, Perleberg T, Driver EM, Halden RU, Varsani A, Scotch M. 2024. Adenovirus 41 diversity in Arizona (USA) using wastewater-based epidemiology, long-range PCR, and pathogen sequencing between October 2019 and March 2020. Epidemiology and Infection. 152:e142
Hess SC, Weiss KCB, Custer JM, Lewis JS, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2024. Identification of small circular DNA viruses in coyote fecal samples from Arizona. Arch Virol. 169:12
Khalifeh A, Sahnan S, Kale S, Olivo D, Lund MC, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2024. Genomes of cressdnaviruses, microviruses, a gyrovirus, and a caudovirus identified in the fecal samples of a mallard and double-crested cormorant. Microbiol Resour Announc. 13:e00332-24
Kraberger S, Serieys LEK, Leighton GRM, De Koch MD, Munday JS, Bishop JM, Varsani A. 2024. Two lineages of papillomaviruses identified from caracals (Caracal caracal) in South Africa. Viruses 16: 701
Lisovski S, Günther A, Dewar M, Ainley D, Aldunate F, Arce R, Ballard G, Bauer S, Belliure J, Banyard AC, Boulinier T, Bennison A, Braun C, Cary C, Catry P, Clessin A, Connan M, Correia E, Cox A, Cristina J, Elrod M, Emerit J, Ferreiro I, Fowler Z, Gamble A, Granadeiro JP, Hurtado J, Jongsomjit D, Lesage C, Lejeune M, Kuepfer A, Lescroël A, Li A, McDonald IR, Menéndez-Blázquez J, Morandini V, Moratorio G, Militão T, Moreno P, Perbolianachis P, Pennycook J, Raslan M, Reid SM, Richards-Babbage R, Schmidt AE, Sander MM, Smyth L, Soutullo A, Stanworth A, Streith L, Tornos J, Varsani A, Herzschuh U, Beer M, Wille M. 2024. Unexpected Delayed Incursion of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 (Clade 2.3.4.4b) Into the Antarctic Region. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 18:e70010.
Łukaszuk E, Dziewulska D,Custer JM, Kraberger S, Varsani A, Stenzel T. 2024. Occurrence of astrovirus in young racing pigeons and genome characterization of two new astrovirus genomes representing two new species. Poultry Science. 103: 104028
Lund MC, Hopkins A, Dayaram A, Galatowitsch ML, Stainton D, Harding JS, Lefeuvre P, Zhu Q, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2024. Diverse microviruses circulating in invertebrates within a lake ecosystem. J Gen Virol. 105:002049
Millerwise S, Lund MC, Schimidlin K, Kraberger S, Pinter-Wollman N, Varsani A. 2024. Coding complete genomes of an iridovirus and two parvoviruses identified in lab-reared social spiders (Stegodyphus dumicola). Microbiol Resour Announc. 13:e0073924
Morandini V, Dugger K, Schmidt A, Varsani A, Lescroël A, Ballard G, Lyver P, Barton K. Ainley D. 2024. Sex-specific recruitment rates contribute to male-biased sex ratio in Adélie penguins. Ecology and Evolution. 14:e10859
Moubset O, Filloux D, Fontes H, Julian C, Fernandez E, Galzi S, Blondin L, Ben Chehida S, Lett J-M, Mesleard M, Kraberger S, Custer JM, Salywon A, Makings E, Marais A, Chiroleu F, Lefeuvre P, Martin DP, Candresse T, Varsani A, Ravigné A, Roumagnac P. 2024. Virome release of an invasive exotic plant species in southern France. Virus Evol. 10, veae025
Olivo D, Khalifeh A, Custer JM, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2024. Diverse small circular DNA viruses identified in an American wigeon fecal sample. Microorganisms. 12: 196
Olivo D, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2024. New duck papillomavirus type identified in a mallard from Missouri, USA. Arch Virol. 167: 77
Oyeniran KA, Martin DP, Lett J-M, Rasoafalimanana Rakotomalala M, Azali HA, Varsani A. 2024.Movement of the A-strain maize streak virus in and out of Madagascar. Virology. 600: 110222
Paietta EN, Kraberger S, Regney M, Custer JM, Ehmke E, Yoder AD, Varsani A. 2024. Interspecies papillomavirus type infection and a novel papillomavirus type in red-ruffed lemurs (Varecia rubra). Viruses. 16:37
Paietta EN, Kraberger S, Lund MC, Vargas KL, Custer JM, Ehmke E, Yoder AD, Varsani A. 2024. Diverse circular DNA viral communities in blood, oral, and fecal samples of captive lemurs. Viruses 16: 1099
Paietta EN, Kraberger S, Custer JM, Vargas KL, Ehmke E, Yoder AD, Varsani A. 2024. Metagenome-assembled microvirus and cressdnavirus genomes from fecal samples of house mice (Mus musculus). Microbiol Resour Announc. 13: 00331-24
Regney M, Kraberger S, Custer JM, Crane AE, Shero MR, Beltran RS, Kirkham AL, Van Doorslaer K, Stone AC, Goebel ME, Burns JM, Varsani A. 2024. Diverse papillomavirus identified from Antarctic fur seals, leopard seals and Weddell seals from the Antarctic. Virology. 594: 110064
Sahnan S, Olivo D, Custer JM, Bandoo RA, Jackson D, Lund MC, McGraw H, Regney M, Aguiar de Souza Penha V, Neil J, Drake D, McGraw K, Varsani A, Kraberger S. 2024. Genome analysis of gyroviruses identified in waterfowl from Arizona (USA). Virol. 169: 120
Simmonds P, Adriaenssens EM, Lefkowitz EJ, Oksanen HM, Siddell SG, Zerbini FM, Alfenas-Zerbini P, Aylward FO, Dempsey DM, Dutilh BE, Freitas-Astúa J, García ML, Hendrickson RC, Hughes HR, Junglen S, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Lambert AJ, Łobocka M, Mushegian AR, Penzes J, Muñoz AR, Robertson DL, Roux S, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Smith DB, Suzuki N, Turner D, Van Doorslaer K, Vandamme AM, Varsani A. 2024. Changes to virus taxonomy and the ICTV Statutes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2024). Arch Virol. 169:236
Stenzel T, Dziewulska D, Łukaszuk E, Custer JM, De Koch MD, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2024. The pigeon circovirus evolution, epidemiology and interaction with the host immune system under One Loft Race rearing conditions. Scientific Reports. 14: 13815
Santos YS, Vidal AH, Abreu EFM, Nogueira I, Faleiro FG, Lacorte CC, Melo FL, de Araújo Campos M, de Rezende RR, Morgan T, Varsani A, Alfenas-Zerbini P, Ribeiro SG. 2024. Detection and molecular characterization of a novel mitovirus associated with Passiflora edulis Sims. Arch Virol. 169:190
Varsani A, Harrach B, Roumagnac P, Benkő M, Breitbart M, Delwart E, Franzo G, Kazlauskas D, Rosario K, Segalé J, Dunay E, Rukundo J, Goldberg TL, Fehér E, Kaszab E, Bányai K, Krupovic M. 2024. 2024 taxonomy update for the family Circoviridae. Arch Virol 169: 176
Varsani A, Krupovic M. 2024. 2024 Smacoviridae family update: 59 new species in seven genera. Arch Virol. 169: 184

2023

Abrantes J, Varsani A, Pereira P, Moura T, Veríssimo A, Neves F. 2023. Identification and characterization of a polyomavirus in the Thornback skate (Raja clavata). Virol J. 20: 190
Adriaenssens EM, Roux S, Brister JR, Karsch-Mizrachi I, Kuhn JH, Varsani A, Yigang T, Reyes A, Lood C, Lefkowitz E, Sullivan MB, Edwards RA, Simmonds P, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Krupovic M, Dutilh BE. 2023. Classification of uncultivated viruses: Updated standards and guidelines for the submission of uncultivated virus genome sequences to the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC). Nature Biotech. 41: 898-902
Bowes DA, Driver EM, Kraberger S, Fontenele RS, Holland LA, Wright J, Johnston B, Savic S, Engstrom Newell M, Adhikari S, Kumar R, Goetz H, Binsfeld A, Nessi K, Watkins P, Mahant A, Zevitz J, Deitrick S, Brown P, Dalton R, Garcia C, Inchausti R, Holmes W, Tian X-J, Varsani A, Lim ES, Scotch M, Halden RU. 2023. Leveraging an established neighbourhood-level, open access wastewater monitoring network to address public health priorities: a population-based study. Lancet Microbe. 4: e29-37
Bowes DA, Henke KB, Driver EM, Newell ME, Block I, Shaffer G, Varsani A, Scotch M, Halden R. 2023. Enhanced detection of mpox virus in wastewater using a pre-amplification approach: A pilot study informing population-level monitoring of low-titer pathogens. Sci Total Environ. 903: 166230
Butkovic A, Kraberger S, Smeele Z, Martin DP, Schmidlin K, Fontenele RS, Shero MR, Beltran RS, Kirkham AL, Aleamotu’a M, Burns JM, Koonin EV, Varsani A, Krupovic M. 2023. Evolution of anelloviruses from a circovirus-like ancestor through gradual augmentation of the jelly-roll capsid protein. Virus Evol. 9: vead035
Chapman AR, Wright JA, Kaiser NA, Jones PM, Driver EM, Halden RU, Varsani A, Scotch M, Faleyeh TOC. 2023. Rhizobium Phage-Like Microvirus Genome Sequence Identified in Wastewater in Arizona, USA, in November 2020 Encodes an Endolysin and a Putative Multiheme Cytochrome c-like Protein. Microbiol Res Announc. 12: e000692
Cerna GM, Serieys LEK, Riley SPD, Richet C, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2023. Circovirus and cycloviruses identified in feces of bobcats (Lynx rufus) in California. Arch Virol. 168: 23
Claverie S, Hoareau M, Chéhida SB, Filloux D, Varsani A, Roumagnac P, Martin DP, Lett J-M, Lefeuvre P. 2023. Metagenomics reveals the structure of Mastrevirus-host interaction network within an agro-ecosystem. Virus Evol. 8: vead043
Collins PP, Broad RC, Yogeeswaran, K, Varsani A, Poole AM, Collings C. 2023. Characterisation of the Nuclear Pore-Anchoring Proteins GP210 and NDC1 in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Science 332: 111719
Dewar M, Wille M, Gamble A, Vanstreels RET, Bouliner T, Smith A, Varsani A, Ratcliffe N, Black J, Lynnes A, Barbosa A, Hart T. 2023. The risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Southern Ocean: a practical guide for operators and scientists interacting with wildlife. Antarctic Science. 2023: 35(6),407–414
Esmaeili M, Heydarnejad J, Hasanvand V, Massumi H, Kvarnheden A, Varsani A. 2023. Genome characterization of Iranian sophora yellow stunt virus isolates and construction of infectious clones. Plant Path. 72:1283–1292
Faleye TOC, Driver EM, Bowes DA, Smith A, Kaiser NA, Wright JM, Chapman AR, Halden RU, Varsani A, Scotch M. 2023. Canine Parvovirus 2C identified in dog feces from poop bags collected from outdoor waste bins in Arizona USA, June 2022. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2023: 5596886
Faleye TOC, Elyaderani A, Skidmore P, Adhikari S, Smith A, Kaiser N, Sandrolini H, Finnerty S, Halden RU, Varsani A, Scotch M. 2023. Surveillance of rhinovirus diversity among a university community identifies multiple types from all three species including an unassigned rhinovirus A genotype. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 17: e13057
Fontenele RS, Yang Y, Driver EM, Magge A, Kraberger S; Custer JM, Dufault-Thompson K, Cox E, Newell ME, Varsani A, Halden RU, Scotch, M Jiang X. 2023. Wastewater surveillance uncovers regional diversity and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants across nine states in the USA. Sci Tot. Envi. 877: 162862
Fritz M, Reggiardo B, Filloux D, Claude L, Fernandez E, Mahé F, Kraberger S, Custer JM, Becquart P, Mebaley TN, Kombila LB, Lenguiya LH, Boundenga L, Mombo IM, Maganga GD, Niama FR, Koumba J-S, Ogliastro M, Yvon M, Martin DP, Blanc S, Varsani A, Leroy E, Roumagnac P. 2023. African army ants at the forefront of virome surveillance in a remote tropical forest. Peer Community Journal. 2: e24
Happel A-U, Balle C, Havyarimana E, Brown B, Maust BS, Feng C, Yi BH, Gill K, Bekker L-G, Passmore J-AS, Jaspan HB, Varsani A. 2023. Cervicovaginal human papillomavirus genomes, microbiota composition and cytokine concentrations in South African adolescents. Viruses. 15: 758
Harding C, Larsen BB, Otto HW, Potticary AL, Kraberger S, Custer JM, Suazo C, Upham NS, Worobey M, Van Doorslaer K, Varsani A. 2023. Diverse DNA virus genomes identified in fecal samples of Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) captured in Chiricahua Mountains of southeast Arizona (USA). Virology. 580: 98-111
Jimoha AO, Balle C, Brown B, Feng C, Havyarimana E, Konstantinus IN, Gill K, Bekker L-G, Passmore JS, Varsani A, Jaspan HB, Happel A-U. 2023. Genome Sequences of Anelloviruses, Genomovirus, Microviruses, Polyomaviruses, and a Bacteriophage Identified in Vaginal Secretions of South African Adolescents. Microbiol Res Announc. 12: 01143-22
Kraberger S, Serieys LEK, Riley SPD, Schmidlin K, Newkirk ES, Squires JR, Buck CB, Varsani A. 2023. Novel polyomaviruses identified in fecal samples from four carnivore species. Arch. Virol. 168: 18
Lopez JKM, Austin C, Farkas K, Kraberger S, Davison W, Varsani A. 2023. Diverse microvirus genomes identified in the stomach of a sharp-spined notothen (Trematomus pennellii) from the Ross Sea (East Antarctica). Microbiol Res Announc. 12: e01233-22
Lund MC, Larsen BB, Rowsey DM, Otto HW, Gryseels S, Kraberger S, Custer JM, Steger L, Yule KM, Harris RE, Worobey M, Van Doorslaer K, Upham NS, Varsani A. 2023. Using archived and biocollection samples towards deciphering the DNA virus diversity associated with rodent species in the families Cricetidae and Heteromyidae. Virology. 585:42-60
Ndela EO, Roux S, Henke C, Sczyrba A, Ngando TS, Varsani A, Enault F. 2023. Reekeekee- and roodoodooviruses, two different Microviridae clades constituted by the smallest DNA phages. Virus Evolution. 8: 1-7
Paietta EN, Kraberger S, Custer JM, Vargas KL, Van Doorslaer K, Yoder AD, Varsani A. 2023. Identification of diverse papillomaviruses in captive black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata). Arch. Virol. 168: 13
Paietta EN, Kraberger S, Custer JM, Vargas KL, Espy C, Ehmke E, Yoder AD, Varsani A. 2023. Characterization of diverse anelloviruses, cressdnaviruses, and bacteriophages in the human oral virome from North Carolina (USA). Viruses. 15: 1821
Payne N, Combrink L, Kraberger S, Fontenele RS, Schmidlin K, Cassaigne I, Culver M, Varsani A, Van Doorslaer K. 2023. DNA virome composition of two sympatric wild felids, bobcat (Lynx rufus) and puma (Puma concolor) in Sonora, Mexico. Front. Ecol. Evol. 11: 1126149
Salari K, Heydarnejad J, Massumi H, Hasanvand V, Varsani A. 2023. Incidence of cotton leaf curl Gezira virus and the associated alphasatellites and betasatellites in crops and ornamental plants in southern Iran. Tropical Plant Pathology. 48: 62-72
Shick SRA, Elrod ML, Schmidt A, Kraberger S, Ainley DG, Ballard G, Varsani A. 2023. Genomes of single stranded DNA viruses in a fecal sample of south polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) on Ross Island, Antarctica. Microbiol Res Announc. 12: e0029923
Siddell SG, Smith DB Adriaenssens E, Alfenas-Zerbini P, Dutilh BE, Garcia ML, Junglen S, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Lambert AJ, Lefkowitz EJ, Łobocka M, Mushegian AR, Oksanen HM, Robertson DL, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Simmonds P, Suzuki N, Van Doorslaer K, Vandamme A-M, Varsani A, Zerbini FM. 2023. Virus taxonomy and the role of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). J Gen Vir. 104: 001840
Simmonds P, Adriaenssens E, Zerbini EF, Abrescia NGA, Aiewsakun P, Alfenas-Zerbini P, Bao Y, Barylski Y, Drosten C, Duffy S, Duprex P, Dutilh BE, Elena S, Garcia ML, Junglen S, Katzourakis A, Koonin EV, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Lambert AJ, Lefkowitz EJ, Łobocka M, Lood C, Mahony J, Meier-Kolthoff J, Mushegian AR, Oksanen HM, Poranen M, Muñoz AR, Robertson DL, Roux S, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Siddell S, Skern T, Smith DB, Sullivan MB, Suzuki N, Turner D, Van Doorslaer K, Vandamme A-M, Varsani A, Vasilakis N. 2023. Towards a universal virus taxonomy. PloS Biol. 21: e3001922
Vargas KL, Kraberger S, Custer JM, Paiett EN, Culver M, Munguia-Vega A, Dolby GA, Varsani A. 2023. Identification of novel polyomavirus in wild Sonoran Desert rodents of the family Heteromyidae. Arch Virol. 168: 253
Varsani A, Kraberger S, Opriessnig T, Maggi F, Celer V, Okamoto H, Biagini P. 2023. Anelloviridae taxonomy update 2023. Arch Virol. 168:277
Vidal AH, Lacorte C, Sanches MM, Alves-Freitas DMT, Abreu EFM, Pinheiro-Lima B, Carriello Rosa RC, Jesus ON, Campos MA, Felix GP, Abreu ACR, de Santos YSS, Lacerda ALM, Varsani A, Melo FL, Ribeiro SG. 2023. Characterization of cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus (CABYV) from passion fruit in Brazil: Evidence of a complex of species within CABYV isolates. Viruses. 15: e410
Vidal AH, Felix GP, Abreu EFM, Pinheiro-Lima B, Vianna MJX, Nogueira I, Abreu ACR, Sanches MM, Santos-Jiménez JL, Rosa RCC, Vaslin MFS, Faleiro FG, Lacorte C, Melo FL, Varsani A, Ribeiro1 SG. 2023. Occurrence of bean-associated cytorhabdovirus and cowpea mild mottle virus infecting cultivated and wild Passiflora spp. in Brazil. Crop Prot. 168: 106236
Zhang L, Li Y, Kibler K, Kraberger S, Varsani A, Turk J, Elmadbouly N, Aliskevich E, Spaccarelli L, Estifanos B, Enow J, Zanetti IR, Saldevar N, Lim E, Schlievert J, Browder K, Wilson A, Juan FA, Pinteric A, Garg A, Monder H, Saju R, Gisriel S, Jacobs B, Karr TL, Florsheim EB, Kumar V, Wallen J, Rahman M, McFadden G, Hogue BG, Lucas AR. 2023. Viral anti-inflammatory serpin reduces immuno-coagulopathic pathology in SARS-CoV-2 mouse models of infection. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 15: e1737
Zerbini FM, Siddell SG, Lefkowitz EJ, Mushegian AR, Adriaenssens EM, Alfenas‑Zerbini P, Dempsey DM, Dutilh BE, García ML, Hendrickson RC, Junglen S, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Lambert AJ, Łobocka M, Oksanen HM, Robertson DL, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Simmonds P, Smith DB, Suzuki N, Van Doorslaer K, Vandamme AM, Varsani A (2023) Changes to virus taxonomy and the ICTV Statutes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2023). Archives of Virology 168:175

2022

Águeda-Pinto A, Kraberger S, Gutierrez-Jensen A, Gleen HL, Dalton KP, Podaderae A, Parrae F, Varsani A, McFadden G, Rahman MR, Esteves PJ. 2022. Identification of a novel Myxoma C7-like host range factor that enabled a species leap from rabbits to hares. mBio. 13: e0346121
Collins CL, Kraberger S, Fontenele RS, Faleye TOC, Adams D, Adhikari S, Sandrolini H, Finnerty S, Halden RU, Scotch M, Varsani A. 2022. Genome sequences of anelloviruses, genomovirus and papillomavirus from nasal pharyngeal swabs. Microbiol Res Announc. 11: e00681-22
Collins CL, Faleye TOC, Kraberger S, Fontenele RS, Adams D, Adhikari S, Sandrolini H, Finnerty S, Halden RU, Scotch M, Varsani A. 2022. Complete coding sequence of rhinovirus types A46, A39, C56 and C48. Microbiol Res Announc. 11: e00680-22
Custer JM, White R, Taylor H, Schmidlin K, Fontenele RS, Stainton D, Kraberger S, Briskie JV, Varsani A. 2022. Diverse single-stranded DNA viruses identified in New Zealand (Aotearoa) South Island robin (Petroica australis) fecal samples. Virol. 565: 38-51
Desvignes T, Lauridsen H, Valdivieso A, Fontenele RS, Kraberger S, Murray KN, Le François NR, Detrich HW, Kent MK, Varsani A, Postlethwait JH. 2022. A parasite outbreak in notothenioid fish in an Antarctic fjord. iScience. 25: 104588
Faleye TO, Driver EM, Bowes DA, Holm RH, Talley D, Yeager R, Bhatnagar A, Smith T, Varsani A, Halden RU, Scotch M. 2022. Detection of human, porcine and canine picornaviruses in municipal sewage sludge using pan-enterovirus amplicon-based long-read Illumina sequencing. Emerg Microbes Infect. 11: 1339-1342
Faleye TOC, Skidmore PT, Elyaderani A, Smith A, Kaiser N, Adhikari S, Yanez A, Perleberg T, Driver EM, Halden RU, Varsani A, Scotch M. 2022. Canine picornaviruses detected in Wastewater in Arizona, USA 2019 and 2021. Infect Genet Evol. 103: e105315
Happel A-U, Kullin BR, Gamieldien H, Jaspan H, Varsani A, Martin DP, Passmore J-A, Froissart R. 2022. In silico characterisation of putative prophages in Lactobacillaceae used in probiotics for vaginal health. Microorganisms. 10: 214
Harding C, Larsen BB, Gryseels S, Otto HW, Suazo C, Kraberger S, Upham NS, Worobey M, Van Doorslaer K, Varsani A. 2022. Discovery of three cycloviruses in fecal samples of silver-haired bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans) from Arizona (USA). Arch Virol. 167: 2771-2775
Kamdi I, Soltani R, Baraket G, Varsani A, Najar A. 2022. First report of apple hammerhead viroid infecting ‘Richared Delicious’ apple (Malus domestica) in Tunisia. J Plant Path. 104: 811-812
Ketsela D, Oyeniran KA, Bekele B, Fontenele RS, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2022. Molecular identification and phylogenetic characterization of new A-strain isolates of Maize streak virus from western Ethiopia. Arch Virol. 167: 2753–2759
King K, Larsen BB, Gryseels S, Richet C, Kraberger S, Jackson R, Worobey M, Harrison JS, Varsani A, Van Doorslaer K. 2022. Coevolutionary analysis implicates toll-like receptor 9 in papillomavirus restriction. mBio. 13: e0005422
Kraberger S, Oswald SA, Arnold JM, Schmidlin K, Custer JM, Levi G, Benkő M, Harrach B, Varsani A. 2022. Novel adenovirus associated with common tern (Sterna hirundo) chicks. Arch Virol. 167: 659–663
Kraberger S, Austin C, Farkas K, Desvignes T, Postlethwait JH, Fontenele RS, Schmidlin K, Bradley RW, Warzybok P, Van Doorslaer K, Davison W Buck CB, Varsani A. 2022. Discovery of novel fish papillomaviruses: From the Antarctic to the commercial fish market. Virol. 565: 65-72
Krupovic M, Varsani A. 2022. Naryaviridae, Nenyaviridae and Vilyaviridae: Three new families of single-stranded DNA viruses in the phylum Cressdnaviricota. Arch Vriol. 167: 2907-2921
Lopez JKM, Aleamotu’a M, Kami V, Stainton D, Lund MC, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2022. Genomes of bacteriophages belonging to the order Caudovirales and Petitvirales identified in the fecal samples of Pacific flying fox (Pteropus tonganus) from the Kingdom of Tonga. Microbiol Res Announc. 11: e00038-22
McGraw KJ, Aguiar de Souza Penha, V, Drake DJ, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2022. Poxvirus infection in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus): genome sequence analysis and patterns of infection in wild birds. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 69:e2318–e2328.
Moubset O, François S, Maclot F, Palanga E, Julian C, Claude L, Fernandez E, Rott P, Daugrois J-H, Antoine-Lorquin A, Bernardo P, Blouin AG, Temple C, Kraberger S, Fontenele RS, Harkins GW, Ma Y, Marais A, Candresse T, Chéhida SB, Lefeuvre P, Lett J-M, Varsani A, Massart S, Ogliastro M, Martin DP, Filloux D, Roumagnac P. 2022. Virion-Associated Nucleic Acid-Based Metagenomics: A Decade of Advances in Molecular Characterization of Plant Viruses. Phytopathology 112:2253-2272
Ramos-González PL, Kondo H, Morozov S, Vasilakis N, Varsani A, Cao M, Freitas-Astúa J. 2022. Editorial: The Border Between Kitavirids and Nege-Like Viruses: Tracking the Evolutionary Pace of Plant- and Arthropod-Infecting Viruses. Front Plant Sci. 13: e932523.
Roumagnac P, Lett J-M, Fiallo-Olivé E, Navas-Castillo J, Zerbini FM, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2022. Establishment of five new genera in the family Geminiviridae: Citlodavirus, Maldovirus, Mulcrilevirus, Opunvirus and Topilevirus. Arch. Virol. 167: 695–710
Ortiz-Catedral L, Wallace CJ, Heinsohn R, Krebs E, Langmore NE, Vukelic D, Bucher EH, Varsani A, Masello JF. 2022. A PCR-based retrospective study for beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in five wild populations of parrots from Australia, Argentina and New Zealand. Diversity. 14: e148
Postler TS, Rubino L, Adriaenssens EM, Dutilh BE, Harrach B, Junglen S, Kropinski AM, Krupovic M, Wada J, Crane A, Kuhn JH, Mushegian A, Rūmnieks J, Sabanadzovic S, Simmonds P, Varsani A, Zerbini FM, Callanan J, Pallen MJ, Draper LA, Hill C, Stockdale SR. 2022. Guidance for creating individual and batch latinized binomial virus species names. J Gen Virol. 103:001800
Pradhan S, Varsani A, Leff C, Swanson CJ, Hariadi RF. 2022. A foray into the knowledge landscape of virus aggregation: The knowns and unknowns. Viruses. 14: e438
Schneider-Crease IA, Chiou KL, Moya IL, Lemma A, Ayele F, Haile AA, Kebede F, Abebe B, Bergman TJ, Beehner JC, Lu M, Lund MC, Custer JM, Kraberger S, Snyder-Mackler N, Varsani A. 2022. Novel statovirus identified in fecal samples from wild geladas in the Ethiopian highlands. Arch Virol. 167: 2709-2713
Smith A, Kaiser N, Yanez A, Perleberg T, Elyaderani A, Skidmore P, Adhikari S, Driver EM, Halden RU, Varsani A, Scotch M. 2022. Genome Sequence of a Microvirus Recovered from Wastewater in Arizona, USA, in October 2020, Encodes a Previously Undescribed DNA-Binding Protein. Microbiol Res Announc. 11: e00337-22.
Sosa-Hernández JE, Oyervides-Muñoz MA, Melchor-Martínez EM, Driver EM, Bowes DA, Kraberger S, Lucero-Saucedo SL, Fontenele RS, Parra-Arroyo L, Holland LA, Peña-Benavides SA, Newell ME, Martínez-Ruiz M, Adhikari S, Rodas-Zuluaga LI, Kumar R, López-Pacheco IY, Castillo-Zacarias C, Iqbal HMN, Lim ES, Salas-Limón D, Varsani A, Halden RU, Parra-Saldívar R. 2022. Extensive wastewater-based epidemiology as a resourceful tool for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in a low-to-middle-income country through a successful collaborative quest: WBE, mobility, and clinical tests. Water. 14: e1842.
Tijerino CL, Blumstein DT, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2022. Microvirus genomes identified in the fecal samples of yellow-bellied marmots. Microbiol Res Announc. 11: e01218-21
Varkoly K, Tan S, Beladi R, Fonseca D, Zanetti IR, Kraberger S, Shah C, Yaron JR, Zhang L, Juby M, Fath A, Ambadapadi S, House M, Maranian P, Pepine CJ, Varsani A, Moreb J, Schultz-Cherry S, Lucas AR. 2022. RNA Virus Gene Signatures Detected in Patients With Cardiomyopathy After Chemotherapy; A Pilot Study. Front Cardiovasc Med. 9: e821162.
Walker PJ, Siddell SG, Lefkowitz EJ, Mushegian AR, Adriaenssens EM, Alfenas-Zerbini P, Davison AJ, Dempsey DM, Dutilh BE, García ML, Hendrickson RC, Junglen S, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Lambert AJ, Łobocka M, Oksanen HM, Orton RJ, Robertson DL, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Simmonds P, Smith DB, Suzuki N, Van Doorslaer K, Vandamme AM, Varsani A, Zerbini FM. 2022. Recent changes to virus taxonomy ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2022). Arch. Virol. 167: 2429-2440
Zerbini FM, Siddell SG, Mushegian AR, Walker PJ, Lefkowitz EJ, Adriaenssens EM, Alfenas-Zerbini P, Dutilh BE, García ML, Junglen S, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Lambert AJ, Łobocka M, Oksanen HM, Robertson DL, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Simmonds P, Suzuki N, Van Doorslaer K, Vandamme A-M, Varsani A. 2022. Differentiating between viruses and virus species by writing their names correctly. Arch Virol. 167: 1231-1234

2021

Bandoo RA, Bautista J, Lund M, Newkirk E, Squires J, Varsani A, Kraberger S. 2021. Identification of novel circovirus and anelloviruses from wolverines using a non-invasive faecal sampling approach. Infect Genet Evol. 93: 104914
Barbosa A, Varsani A, Morandini V, Grimaldi W, Vanstreels RET, Diaz JI, Boulinier T, Dewar M, González-Acuña D, Gray G, McMahon CR, Miller G, Power M, Gamble A, Wille M. 2021. Risk assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in Antarctic wildlife. Sci Total Environ. 755: e143352
Brown BP, Chopera D, Havyarimana E, Wendoh J, Jaumdally S, Nyangahu DD, Gray CM, Martin DP, Varsani A, Jaspan HB. 2021. crAssphage genomes identified in fecal samples of an adult and infants with evidence of positive genomic selective pressure within tail protein genes. Virus Res. 292: e198219
Chabi-Jesus C, Ramos-González PL, Barro MP, Fontenele RS, Harakava R, Bassanezi RB, Moreira AS, Kitajima EW, Varsani A, Freitas-Astua J. 2021. Molecular epidemiology of citrus leprosis virus C: a new viral lineage and phylodynamic of the main viral subpopulations in the Americas. Front Microbiol. 12: e641252
Chrzastek K, Kraberger S, Schmidlin K, Fontenele RS, Kulkarni A, Chappell L, Dufour-Zavala L, Kapczynski D, Varsani A. 2021. Diverse single-stranded DNA viruses identified in chicken buccal swabs. Microorganisms. 9, 2602.
Collins CL, DeNardo DF, Blake M, Norton J, Schmidlin K, Fontenele RS, Wilson MA, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2021. Genome sequences of microviruses identified in Gila monster feces. Microbiol Res Announc. 10: e00163-21
Dutilh BE, Varsani A, Tong Y, Simmonds P, Sabanadzovic S, Rubino L, Roux S, Reyes Muñoz A, Lood L, Lefkowitz EJ, Kuhn JH, Krupovic M, Edwards RA, Brister JR, Adriaenssens E, Sullivan MB. 2021. Perspective on taxonomic classification of uncultivated viruses. Curr Opin Virol. 5: 207-215
Faleye TOC, Driver E, Bowes D, Adhikari S, Adams D, Varsani A, Halden RU, Scotch M. 2021. Pan-enterovirus amplicon-based high throughput sequencing detects the complete capsid of a EVA71 genotype C1 variant via wastewater-based epidemiology in Arizona. Viruses. 13: 74
Faleye TOC, Adams D, Adhikari D, Sandrolini H, Halden RU, Varsani A, Scotch M. 2021. Use of hemagglutinin and neuraminidase amplicon-based high-throughput sequencing with variant analysis to detect co-infection and resolve identical consensus sequences of seasonal influenza in a university setting. BMC Infect Dis 21:810
Fiallo-Olivé E, Lett J-M, Martin DP, Roumagnac P, Varsani A, Zerbini FM; Navas-Castillo J, ICTV Consortium. 2021. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Geminiviridae 2021. J Gen Virol. 102:001696
Finn DR, Maldonado J, de Martini F, Yu J, Penton CR, Fontenele RS, Schmidlin K, Kraberger S, Varsani A, Gile G, Barker B, Kollath DR, Muenich RL, Herckes P, Fraser M, Garcia-Pichel F. 2021. Agricultural practices drive biological loads, seasonal patterns and potential pathogens in the aerobiome of a mixed-land-use dryland. Sci Tot. Envi. 798: e149239
Fischhoff I, Castellanos AA, Rodrigues JPGLM, Varsani A, Han BA. 2021. Predicting the zoonotic capacity of mammal species for SARS-CoV-2. Proc. R. Soc. B 288: 20211651
Fontenele RS, Salywon AM, Majure LC, Cobb IN, Bhaskara A, Avalos-Calleros JA, Argüello-Astorga GR, Schmidlin K, Khalifeh A, Smith K, Puente-Martinez R, Schreck J, Lund MC, Köhler M, Wojciechowski MF, Hodgson WC, Van Doorslaer K, Kumari S, Oyeniran KA, Vernière C, Filloux D, Roumagnac P, Lefeuvre P, Ribeiro SG, Kraberger S, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2021. New World Cactaceae plants harbor diverse geminiviruses. Viruses. 13: e694
Fontenele RS, Bhaskara A, Cobb IN, Majure LC, Salywon AM, Avalos-Calleros JA, Argüello-Astorga GR, Schmidlin K, Roumagnac P, Ribeiro SG, Kraberger S, Martin DP, Lefeuvre P, Varsani A. 2021. Identification of the begomoviruses squash leaf curl virus and watermelon chlorotic stunt virus in various plant samples in North America. Viruses 13: e810
Fontenele RS, Kraberger S, Hadfield J, Driver EM, Bowes D, Holland LA, Faleye TOC, Adhikari S, Kumar R, Inchausti R, Holmes WK, Deitrick S, Brown P, Duty D, Smith T, Bhatnagar A, Yeager II RA, Holm RH, Hoogesteijn von Reitzenstein N, Wheeler E, Dixon K, Constantine T, Wilson MA, Lim ES, Jiang X, Halden RU, Scotch M, Varsani A. 2021. High-throughput sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater provides insights into circulating variants. Water Res. 205: 117710
Fontenele RS, Köhler M, Majure LC, Avalos-Calleros JA, Argüello-Astorga GR, Font F, Vidal AH, Roumagnac P, Kraberger S, Martin DP, Lefeuvre P, Varsani A. 2021. Novel circular DNA virus identified in Opuntia discolor (Cactaceae) that codes for proteins with similarity to those of geminiviruses. J Gen Virol. 102: 001671
Guo J, Bolduc B, Zayed A, Varsani A, Dominguez-Huerta G, Delmont T, Pratama A, Gazitúa MC, Vik D, Sullivan MB, Roux S. 2021. VirSorter2: A multi-classifier, expert-guided approach to detect diverse DNA and RNA viruses. Microbiome. 9: e37
Happel A-U, Balle C, Maust BS, Konstantinus IN, Gill K, Bekker L-G, Passmore J-A, Karaoz U, Varsani A, Jaspan H. 2021. Presence and persistence of putative lytic and temperate bacteriophages in vaginal metagenomes from South African adolescents. Viruses 13, 2341.
Hasanvand V, Heydarnejad J, Massumi M, Kleinow T, Jeske H, Fontenele RS, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2021. Genome characterization of parsley severe stunt associated virus in Iran. Virus Genes. 57:293–301
Khalifeh A, Blumstein DT, Fontenele RS, Schmidlin K, Richet C, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2021. Diverse cressdnaviruses and an anellovirus identified in the fecal samples of yellow-bellied marmots. Virology. 554: 89-96
Khalifeh A, Kraberger S, Dziewulska D, Stenzel T, Varsani A. 2021. Complete Genome Sequence of a Phapecoctavirus Isolated from a Pigeon Cloacal Swab Sample. Microbiol Res Announc. 10: e01471-20
Khalifeh A, Kraberger S, Dziewulska D, Varsani A, Stenzel T. 2021. A pilot study investigating the dynamics of pigeon circovirus recombination in domesticated pigeons housed in a single loft. Viruses. 13: 964
Khalifeh A, Custer, JM, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2021. Novel viruses belonging to the Circoviridae family identified in wild American wigeon samples. Arch. Virol. 166: 3437–3441
Kraberger K, Schreck J, Galilee C, Varsani A. 2021. Genome sequences of microviruses identified in a sample from a sewage treatment oxidation pond. Microbiol Res Announc. 10: e00373-21
Kraberger S, Serieys LEK, Richet C, Fountain-Jones NM, Baele G Bishop JM, Nehring M, Ivan JS, Newkirk ES, Squires JR, Lund MC, Riley SPD, Wilmers CC, van Helden PD, Van Doorslaer K, Culver M, VandeWoude S, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2021. Complex evolutionary history of felid anelloviruses. Virol. 562: 176-789
Kraberger S, Opriessnig T, Celer V, Maggi F, Okamoto H, Blomström A-L, Cadar D, Harrach B, Biagini P, Varsani A. 2021. Taxonomic updates for the genus Gyrovirus (family Anelloviridae): recognition of several new members and establishment of species demarcation criteria. Arch. Virol. 166: 2937–2942
Krupovic M, Varsani A. 2021. A 2021 taxonomy update for the family Smacoviridae. Arch Virol. 166:3245–3253
Kuhn JH, Adkins S, Agwanda BR, Al Kubrusli R, Alkhovsky SV, Amarasinghe GK, Avšič-Županc T, Ayllón MA, Bahl J, Balkema-Buschmann A, Ballinger MJ, Basler CF, Bavari S, Beer M, Bejerman N, Bennett AJ, Bente DA, Bergeron É, Bird BH, Blair CD, Blasdell KR, Blystad DR, Bojko J, Borth WB, Bradfute S, Breyta R, Briese T, Brown PA, Brown JK, Buchholz UJ, Buchmeier MJ, Bukreyev A, Burt F, Büttner C, Calisher CH, Cao M, Casas I, Chandran K, Charrel RN, Cheng Q, Chiaki Y, Chiapello M, Choi IR, Ciuffo M, Clegg JCS, Crozier I, Dal Bó E, de la Torre JC, de Lamballerie X, de Swart RL, Debat H, Dheilly NM, Di Cicco E, Di Paola N, Di Serio F, Dietzgen RG, Digiaro M, Dolnik O, Drebot MA, Drexler JF, Dundon WG, Duprex WP, Dürrwald R, Dye JM, Easton AJ, Ebihara H, Elbeaino T, Ergünay K, Ferguson HW, Fooks AR, Forgia M, Formenty PBH, Fránová J, Freitas-Astúa J, Fu J, Fürl S, Gago-Zachert S, Gāo GF, García ML, García-Sastre A, Garrison AR, Gaskin T, Gonzalez JJ, Griffiths A, Goldberg TL, Groschup MH, Günther S, Hall RA, Hammond J, Han T, Hepojoki J, Hewson R, Hong J, Hong N, Hongo S, Horie M, Hu JS, Hu T, Hughes HR, Hüttner F, Hyndman TH, Ilyas M, Jalkanen R, Jiāng D, Jonson GB, Junglen S, Kadono F, Kaukinen KH, Kawate M, Klempa B, Klingström J, Kobinger G, Koloniuk I, Kondō H, Koonin EV, Krupovic M, Kubota K, Kurath G, Laenen L, Lambert AJ, Langevin SL, Lee B, Lefkowitz EJ, Leroy EM, Li S, Li L, Lǐ J, Liu H, Lukashevich IS, Maes P, de Souza WM, Marklewitz M, Marshall SH, Marzano SL, Massart S, McCauley JW, Melzer M, Mielke-Ehret N, Miller KM, Ming TJ, Mirazimi A, Mordecai GJ, Mühlbach HP, Mühlberger E, Naidu R, Natsuaki T, Navarro JA, Netesov SV, Neumann G, Nowotny N, Nunes MRT, Olmedo-Velarde A, Palacios G, Pallás V, Pályi B, Papa A, Paraskevopoulou S, Park AC, Parrish CR, Patterson DA, Pauvolid-Corrêa A, Pawęska JT, Payne S, Peracchio C, Pérez DR, Postler TS, Qi L, Radoshitzky SR, Resende RO, Reyes CA, Rima BK, Luna GR, Romanowski V, Rota P, Rubbenstroth D, Rubino L, Runstadler JA, Sabanadzovic S, Sall AA, Salvato MS, Sang R, Sasaya T, Schulze AD, Schwemmle M, Shi M, Shí X, Shí Z, Shimomoto Y, Shirako Y, Siddell SG, Simmonds P, Sironi M, Smagghe G, Smither S, Song JW, Spann K, Spengler JR, Stenglein MD, Stone DM, Sugano J, Suttle CA, Tabata A, Takada A, Takeuchi S, Tchouassi DP, Teffer A, Tesh RB, Thornburg NJ, Tomitaka Y, Tomonaga K, Tordo N, Torto B, Towner JS, Tsuda S, Tu C, Turina M, Tzanetakis IE, Uchida J, Usugi T, Vaira AM, Vallino M, van den Hoogen B, Varsani A, Vasilakis N, Verbeek M, von Bargen S, Wada J, Wahl V, Walker PJ, Wang LF, Wang G, Wang Y, Wang Y, Waqas M, Wèi T, Wen S, Whitfield AE, Williams JV, Wolf YI, Wu J, Xu L, Yanagisawa H, Yang C, Yang Z, Zerbini FM, Zhai L, Zhang YZ, Zhang S, Zhang J, Zhang Z, Zhou X. 2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales. Arch Virol. 166:3513–3566
Malukiewicz J, Cartwright RA, Dergam JA, Igayara CS, Nicola PA, Pereira LM, Ruiz-Miranda CR, Stone AC, Silva DL, Silva FFR, Varsani A, Walter L, Wilson MA, Zinner D, Roos C. 2021. Genomic Skimming and Nanopore Sequencing Uncover Cryptic Hybridization in One of World’s Most Threatened Primates. Sci Rep. 11: 17279
Martin DP, Varsani A, Roumagnac P, Botha G, Maslamoney S, Schwab T, Kelz Z, Kumar V, Murrell B. 2021. RDP5: A computer program for analysing recombination in, and removing signals of recombination from, nucleotide sequence datasets. Virus Evol. 7: veaa087
Najar A, Hamdi I, Mahmoud S, Medhioub L, Jaouadi I, Varsani A, Jemmali A. 2021. First report of citrus tristeza virus in commercial citrus orchards in Tunisia. J Plant Path. 103, 1051–1052
Oyeniran KA, Hartnady P, Claverie S, Lefeuvre P, Monjane AL, Donaldson L, Lett J-M, Varsani A, Martin DP. 2021. How virulent are emerging maize‑infecting mastreviruses? Arch Virol. 166: 955-959
Patterson QM, Kraberger S, Martin DP, Shero MR, Beltran RS, Kirkham AL, Aleamotu’a M, Ainley DG, Kim S, Burns JM, Varsani A. 2021. Circoviruses and cycloviruses identified in Weddell seal fecal samples from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Infect Genet Evol. 95: 105070
Saad N, Olmstead JW, Varsani A, Polston JE, Jones JB, Folimonova SY, and Harmon PF. 2021. Discovery of known and novel viruses in wild and cultivated blueberry in Florida through viral metagenomic approaches. Viruses. 13: e1165
Saad N, Olmstead JW, Jones JB, Varsani A Harmon PF. 2021. New and emerging viral diseases of blueberry. Plants. 10: 2172
Sawaya NA, Baran N, Mahank S, Varsani A, Lindell D, Breitbart M. 2021. Adaptation of the polony technique to quantify Gokushovirinae, a diverse group of single-stranded DNA phage. Environ Micro. 23: 6622-6636
Schmidlin K, Kraberger S, Cook C, DeNardo DF, Fontenele RS, Van Doorslaer K, Martin DP, Buck CB, Varsani A. 2021. A novel lineage of polyomaviruses identified in bark scorpions. Virol.563: 58-63
Smith K, Fielding R, Schiavone K, Hall KR, Reid V, Boyea D, Smith EL, Schmidlin K, Fontenele RS, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2021. Circular DNA viruses identified in short-finned pilot whale and orca tissue samples. Virol. 559: 156-164
Sommers P, Chatterjee A, Varsani A, Trubl G. 2021. Integrating viral metagenomics into an ecological framework. Annu Rev Virol. 8:133–158
Tangestani M, Broady P, Varsani A. 2021. An investigation of antibacterial activity of New Zealand seaweed-associated marine bacteria. Future Microbiology, 16: 1167-1179
Varsani A, Krupovic M. 2021. Family Genomoviridae: 2021 taxonomy update. Arch Virol. 166: 2911–2926
Varsani A, Opriessnig T, Celer V, Maggi F, Okamoto H, Blomström A-L, Cadar D, Harrach B, Biagini P, Kraberger S. 2021. Taxonomic update for mammalian anelloviruses (family Anelloviridae). Arch. Virol. 166: 2943–2953
Varsani A, Martin DP, Randles JW, Vetten HJ, Thomas JE, Fiallo-Olivé E, Navas-Castillo J, Lett J-M, Zerbini FM, Roumagnac P, Gronenborn B. 2021. Taxonomy update for the family Alphasatellitidae: new subfamily, genera and species. Arch. Virol. 166: 3503–3511
Vidal AH, Felix GP, Abreu EFM, Nogueira I, Alves-Freitas DMT, Faleiro FG, Fontenele RS, Peixoto JR, Lacorte C, Rosa RCC, de Jesus ON, Resende RO, Varsani A, Ribeiro SG. 2021. Occurrence of lettuce chlorosis virus in Passiflora spp. in Brazil. J Plant Path. 103: 443-447
Walker PJ, Siddell SG, Lefkowitz EJ, Mushegian AR, Adriaenssens EM, Alfenas-Zerbini P, Davison AJ, Dempsey DM, Dutilh BE, García ML, Harrach B, Harrison RL, Hendrickson RC, Junglen S, Knowles NJ, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Lambert AJ, Łobocka M, Nibert ML, Oksanen HM, Orton RJ, Robertson DL, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Simmonds P, Smith DB, Suzuki N, Van Doorslaer K, Vandamme AM, Varsani A, Zerbini FM. 2021. Changes to virus taxonomy and to the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2021). Arch. Virol. 166: 2633-2648

2020

Águeda-Pinto A, Kraberger S, Lund MC, Gortázar C, McFadden G, Varsani A, Esteves PJ. 2020. Coinfections of novel polyomavirus, anelloviruses and a recombinant strain of myxoma virus-MYXV-Tol identified in Iberian hares. Viruses. 12: e340
Chabi-Jesus C, Najar A, Fontenele RS, Kumari SG, Ramos-González PL, Freitas-Astúa J, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2020. Viruses representing two new genomoviruses species identified in citrus from Tunisia. Arch. Virol. 165: 1225-1229
Claverie S, Varsani A, Hoareau M, Filloux D, Roumagnac P, Martin DP, Lefeuvre P, Lett J-M. 2020. Sorghum mastrevirus-associated alphasatellites: new geminialphasatellites associated with an African streak mastrevirus infecting wild Poaceae plants on Reunion Island. Arch Virol. 165:1925-1928
de la Higuera I, Kasun GW, Torrance EL, Pratt AA, Maluenda A, Colombet J, Bisseux M, Ravet V, Dayaram A, Stainton D, Kraberger S, Zawar-Reza P, Goldstien S, Briskie JV, White R, Taylor H, Gomez C, Ainley DG, Harding JS, Fontenele RS, Schreck J, Ribeiro SG, Oswald SA, Arnold JM, Enault F, Varsani A, Stedman KM. 2020. Unveiling Crucivirus Diversity by Mining Metagenomic Data. mBio 11: e01410-20.
Fontenele RS, Salywon AM, Majure LC, Cobb IN, Bhaskara A, Schmidlin K, Avalos-Calleros JA, Argüello-Astorga GR, Khalifeh A, Smith K, Schreck J, Lund M, Köhler M, Wojciechowski MF, Hodgson WC, Puente-Martinez RS, Van Doorslaer K, Kumari S, Vernière C, Filloux D, Roumagnac P, Lefeuvre P, Ribeiro SG, Kraberger S, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2020. A novel divergent geminivirus identified in asymptomatic New World Cactaceae plants. Viruses. 12: e398
Fontenele RS, Roumagnac P, Richet C, Kraberger S, Stainton D, Aleamotu'a M, Filloux D, Bernardo P, Harkins GW, McCarthy J, Charles LS, Lamas NS, Abreu EFM, Abreu RA, Batista GB, Lacerda ALM, Salywon A, Wojciechowski MF, Majure LC, Martin DP, Ribeiro SG, Lefeuvre P, Varsani A. 2020. Diverse genomoviruses representing twenty-nine species identified associated with plants. Arch Virol. 165: 2891-2901
Gorbalenya AE, Krupovic M, Mushegian M, Kropinski AM, Siddell S, Varsani A, Adams MJ, Davison AJ, Dutilh BE, Harrach B, Harrison RL, Junglen S, King AMQ, Knowles NJ, Lefkowitz EJ, Nibert ML, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Sanfaçon H, Simmonds P, Walker PJ, Zerbini FM, Kuhn JH. 2020. The new scope of virus taxonomy: partitioning the virosphere into 15 hierarchical ranks. Nature Micro. 5: 668-674
Hamdi I, Najar A, Ben Ghanem H, Varsani A, Jemmali A. 2020. First report of barley yellow dwarf virus in maize in Tunisia. J Plant Path. 102: 227
Happel A-U, Varsani A, Balle C, Passmore J-A, Jaspan HB. 2020. The vaginal virome – balancing female genital tract bacteriome, mucosal immunity and sexual and reproductive health outcomes? Viruses. 12: e832
Hasanvand V, Heydanejad J, Massumi H, Kleinow T, Jeske H, Varsani A. 2020. Isolation and characterization of a novel geminivirus from parsley. Virus Res. 286: 198056
Hassan-Sheikhi P, Heydarnejad J, Massumi H, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2020. Novel nanovirus and associated alphasatellites identified in milk vetch plants with chlorotic dwarf disease in Iran. Virus Res. 276: 197830
Holland L, Kaelin E, Maqsood R, Estifanos B, Wu L, Varsani A, Halden R, Hogue B, Scotch M, and Lim E. 2020. An 81-nucleotide deletion in SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a identified from sentinel surveillance in Arizona (Jan-Mar 2020). J Virol. 94: e00711-20
Koonin EV, Dolja VV, Krupovic M, Varsani A, Wolf YI, Yutin N, Zerbini FM, Kuhn JH. 2020. Global Organization and Proposed Megataxonomy of the Virus World. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 84: e0061-19
Kraberger S, Fountain-Jones NM, Gagne RB, Malmberg J, Dannemiller N, Logan K, Alldredge M, Varsani A, Crooks K, Craft M, Carver S, VandeWoude S. 2020. Frequent cross species transmissions of foamy virus between domestic and wild felids. Virus Evol 6: vez058
Kraberger S, Mastroeni D, Delvaux E, Varsani A. 2020. Genome sequences of novel torque teno viruses identified in human brain tissue. Microbiol Res Announc. 9: e00924-20
Krupovic M, Varsani A, Kazlauskas D, Breitbart M, Delwart E, Rosario K, Yutin N, Wolf YI, Harrach B, Zerbini FM, Dolja VV, Kuhn JH, Koonin EV. 2020. Cressdnaviricota: a virus phylum unifying 7 families of Rep-encoding viruses with single-stranded, circular DNA genomes. J. Virol. 94:e00582-20
Kuhn JH, Adkins S, Alioto D, Alkhovsky SV, Amarasinghe GK, Anthony SJ, Avsic-Zupanc T, Ayllon MA, Bahl J, Balkema-Buschmann A, Ballinger MJ, Bartonicka T, Basler C, Bavari S, Beer M, Bente DA, Bergeron E, Bird BH, Blair C, Blasdell KR, Bradfute SB, Breyta R, Briese T, Brown PA, Buchholz UJ, Buchmeier MJ, Bukreyev A, Burt F, Buzkan N, Calisher CH, Cao M, Casas I, Chamberlain J, Chandran K, Charrel RN, Chen B, Chiumenti M, Choi IR, Clegg JCS, Crozier I, da Graca JV, Dal Bo E, Davila AMR, de la Torre JC, de Lamballerie X, de Swart RL, Di Bello PL, Di Paola N, Di Serio F, Dietzgen RG, Digiaro M, Dolja VV, Dolnik O, Drebot MA, Drexler JF, Durrwald R, Dufkova L, Dundon WG, Duprex WP, Dye JM, Easton AJ, Ebihara H, Elbeaino T, Ergunay K, Fernandes J, Fooks AR, Formenty PBH, Forth LF, Fouchier RAM, Freitas-Astua J, Gago-Zachert S, Gao GF, Garcia ML, Garcia-Sastre A, Garrison AR, Gbakima A, Goldstein T, Gonzalez JJ, Griffiths A, Groschup MH, Gunther S, Guterres A, Hall RA, Hammond J, Hassan M, Hepojoki J, Hepojoki S, Hetzel U, Hewson R, Hoffmann B, Hongo S, Hoper D, Horie M, Hughes HR, Hyndman TH, Jambai A, Jardim R, Jiang D, Jin Q, Jonson GB, Junglen S, Karadag S, Keller KE, Klempa B, Klingstrom J, Kobinger G, Kondo H, Koonin EV, Krupovic M, Kurath G, Kuzmin IV, Laenen L, Lamb RA, Lambert AJ, Langevin SL, Lee B, Lemos ERS, Leroy EM, Li D, Li J, Liang M, Liu W, Liu Y, Lukashevich IS, Maes P, Marciel de Souza W, Marklewitz M, Marshall SH, Martelli GP, Martin RR, Marzano SL, Massart S, McCauley JW, Mielke-Ehret N, Minafra A, Minutolo M, Mirazimi A, Muhlbach HP, Muhlberger E, Naidu R, Natsuaki T, Navarro B, Navarro JA, Netesov SV, Neumann G, Nowotny N, Nunes MRT, Nylund A, Okland AL, Oliveira RC, Palacios G, Pallas V, Palyi B, Papa A, Parrish CR, Pauvolid-Correa A, Paweska JT, Payne S, Perez DR, Pfaff F, Radoshitzky SR, Rahman AU, Ramos-Gonzalez PL, Resende RO, Reyes CA, Rima BK, Romanowski V, Robles Luna G, Rota P, Rubbenstroth D, Runstadler JA, Ruzek D, Sabanadzovic S, Salat J, Sall AA, Salvato MS, Sarpkaya K, Sasaya T, Schwemmle M, Shabbir MZ, Shi X, Shi Z, Shirako Y, Simmonds P, Sirmarova J, Sironi M, Smither S, Smura T, Song JW, Spann KM, Spengler JR, Stenglein MD, Stone DM, Strakova P, Takada A, Tesh RB, Thornburg NJ, Tomonaga K, Tordo N, Towner JS, Turina M, Tzanetakis I, Ulrich RG, Vaira AM, van den Hoogen B, Varsani A, Vasilakis N, Verbeek M, Wahl V, Walker PJ, Wang H, Wang J, Wang X, Wang LF, Wei T, Wells H, Whitfield AE, Williams JV, Wolf YI, Wu Z, Yang X, Yang X, Yu X, Yutin N, Zerbini FM, Zhang T, Zhang YZ, Zhou G, Zhou X. 2020. 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales. Arch Virol. 165: 3023-3072
Levy H, Fiddaman SR, Djurhuus A, Black CE, Kraberger S, Smith AL, Hart T, Varsani A. (2020). Identification of Circovirus Genome in a Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) and Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) on the Antarctic Peninsula. Viruses. 12: e858
Levy H, Fontenele RS, Harding C, Suazo C, Kraberger S, Schmidlin K, Djurhuus A, Black CE, Hart T, Smith AL, Varsani A. 2020. Identification and distribution of novel cressdnaviruses and circular molecules in four Penguin species in South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. Viruses. 12: e1029
Martin DP, Varsani A, Roumagnac P, Botha G, Maslamoney S, Schwab T, Kelz Z, Kumar V, Murrell B. 2020. RDP5: A computer program for analysing recombination in, and removing signals of recombination from, nucleotide sequence datasets. Virus Evol. 7: veaa087
Massaro M, Ainley DG, Santora JA, Quillfeldt P, Lescroël A, Whitehead A, Varsani A, Ballard G, Lyver POB. 2020. Diet segregation in Adélie Penguins: some individuals attempt to overcome colony induced and annual foraging challenges Mar Ecol Prog Ser. 645: 205-218
Monjane AL, Dellicour S, Hartnady P, Oyeniran KA, Owor BE, Bezeidenhout M, Linderme D, Syed RA, Donaldson L, Murray S, Rybicki EP, Kvarnheden A, Yazdkhasti E, Lefeuvre P, Froissart R, Roumagnac P, Shepherd DN, Harkins GW, Suchard M, Lemey P, Varsani A, Martin DP. 2020. Symptom evolution following the emergence of maize streak virus. eLife. 9: e51984
Moraru C, Varsani A, Kropinski A. 2020. VIRIDIC – a novel tool to calculate the intergenomic similarities of prokaryote-infecting viruses. Viruses. 12: e1268
Orton J, Morales M, Fontenele RS, Schmidlin K, Kraberger S, Leavitt D, Webster T, Wilson M, Kusumi K, Dolby GA, Varsani A. 2020. Virus discovery in desert tortoises fecal samples: Novel circular single stranded DNA viruses. Viruses 143: v12020143.
Payne N, Kraberger S, Fontenele RS, Schmidlin K, Bergeman MH, Cassaigne I, Culver M, Varsani A, Van Doorslaer K. 2020. Novel circoviruses detected in feces of Sonoran felids. Viruses. 12, e1027
Pinheiro-Lima B, Pereira-Carvalho RC, Alves-Freitas DMT, Kitajima EW, Vidal AH, Lacorte C, Godinho MT, Fontenele RS, Faria JC, Abreu EFM, Varsani A, Ribeiro SG, Melo FM. 2020. Transmission of the bean-associated cytorhabdovirus by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci MEAM1. Viruses.12: e1028
Rodrigues TCS, Subramaniam K, Varsani A, McFadden G, Schaefer AM, Bossart GD, Romero CH, Waltzek TB. 2020. Genome characterization of cetaceanpox virus from a managed Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus). Virus Res. 278: e197861
Saad N, Alcalá-Briseño RI, Polston JE, Olmstead JW, Varsani A, Harmon PF. 2020. Blueberry red ringspot virus genomes from Florida inferred through analysis of blueberry root transcriptomes. Sci Rep. 10: e12043
Scotch M, Halden RU, Denton A, Sandrolini H, Fontenele RS, Varsani A. 2020. Coding-complete genome sequence of a human respirovirus 1 strain from a clinical sample in Arizona. Microbiol Res Announc. 9: e00465-20
Siddell SG, Walker PJ, Lefkowitz EJ, Mushegian AR, Dutilh BE, Harrach B, Harrison RL, Junglen S, Knowles NJ, Kropinski AM, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Nibert ML, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Simmonds P, Varsani A, Zerbini FM, Davison AJ. 2020. Binomial nomenclature for virus species: a consultation. Arch. Virol. 165: 519-525
Tisza MJ, Pastrana DV, Welch NL, Stewart B, Peretti A, Starrett GJ, Pang Y-YS, Krishnamurthy SR, Pesavento PA, McDermott MH, Murphy PM, Whited JL, Miller B, Brenchley JM, Rosshart SP, Rehermann B, Doorbar J, Ta'ala BA, Pletnikova O, Troncosa J, Resnick SM, Bolduc B, Sullivan MB, Varsani A, Segall AM, Buck CB. 2020. Discovery of several thousand highly diverse circular DNA viruses. eLife. 9: e51971
Yaron JR, Ambadapadi S, Zhang L, Chavan RN, Tibbetts, SA, Keinan S, Varsani A, Maldonado J, Kraberger S, Tafoya AM, Bullard W, Kilbourne J, Stern-Harbutte A, Krajmalnik-Brown R, Munk BH, Koppang, EO, Lim ES, Lucas AR. 2020. Immune protection is dependent on the gut microbiome in a lethal mouse gammaherpesviral infection. Sci Rep. 10: 2371
Walker PJ, Siddell SG, Lefkowitz EJ, Mushegian AR, Adriaenssens EM, Dempsey DM, Dutilh BE, Harrach B, Harrison RL, Hendrickson RC, Junglen S, Knowles NJ, Kropinski AM, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Nibert M, Orton RJ, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Simmonds P, Smith DB, Varsani A, Zerbini FM, Davison AJ. 2020. Changes to virus taxonomy and the Statutes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2020). Arch Virol. 165: 2737–2748

2019

Águeda-Pinto A, Lemos de Matos A, Abrantes A, Kraberger S, Risalde MA, Gortázar C, McFadden G, Varsani A, Esteves PJ. Genetic characterization of a recombinant myxoma virus in the Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis). Viruses 11, e530
Calisher CH, Briese T, Rodney Brister J, Charrel RN, Durrwald R, Ebihara H, Fulhorst CF, Fu Gao G, Groschup MH, Haddow AD, Hyndman TH, Junglen S, Klempa B, Klingstrom J, Kropinski AM, Krupovic M, LaBeaud AD, Maes P, Nowotny N, Roberto Teixeira Nunes M, Payne SL, Radoshitzky SR, Rubbenstroth D, Sabanadzovic S, Sasaya T, Stenglein MD, Varsani A, Wahl V, Weaver SC, Zerbini FM, Vasilakis N, Kuhn JH. Strengthening the Interaction of the Virology Community with the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) by Linking Virus Names and Their Abbreviations to Virus Species. Syst Biol. 65: 828-839
Claverie S, Ouattara A, Hartnady P, Hoarau M, Filloux D, Varsani A, Roumagnac P, Martin DP, Lett J-M, Lefeuvre P. Exploring the diversity of Poaceae-infecting mastreviruses from Reunion Island using a viral metagenomics-based approach. Sci Rep. 9:e12716
Fontenele RS, Lacorte C, Lamas NS, Schmidlin K, Varsani A, Ribeiro SG. 2019. Single stranded DNA viruses associated with capybara faeces sampled in Brazil. Viruses. 11: e710
Kazlauskas D, Varsani A, Koonin E, Krupovic M. 2019. Multiple origins of prokaryotic and eukaryotic ssDNA viruses from bacterial plasmids. Nat. Commun. 10: e3425
Kraberger S, Cook C, Schmidlin K, Fontenele RS, Bautista J, Smith B, Varsani A 2019. Diverse single-stranded DNA viruses associated with honey bees (Apis mellifera). Infect Genet Evol. 71:179-188
Kraberger S, Serieys L, Fountain-Jones NM, Packer C, Riley S, Varsani A. 2019. Novel smacoviruses identified in two free-roaming felids: the North American bobcat and African lion. Arch Virol. 164: 2395-2399
Kraberger S, Schmidlin K, Fontenele RS, Walters M, Varsani A. 2019. Unravelling the single-stranded DNA virome of the New Zealand blackfly. Viruses 11, e532
Lefeuvre P., Martin DP, Elena SF, Shepherd DN, Roumagnac P, Varsani A. 2019. Evolution and ecology of plant viruses. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 17, 632-644
Lescroël A, Ballard A, Massaro M, Dugger K, Jennings S, Pollard A, Porzig L, Schmidt A, Varsani A, Grémillet D, Ainley D. 2019. Evidence of age-related improvement in the foraging efficiency of Adélie penguins. Sci Rep. 9:3375
Mangeli F, Massumi H, Alipour F, Heydarnejad J, Pour AH, Motlagh MHA, Morteza A, Maddahian M, Varsani A. 2019. Molecular and biological characterisation of the coat protein sequences of Iranian alfalfa mosaic virus isolates. J Plant Path. 101:735-742
Morandini V, Dugger K, Ballard G, Elrod M, Schmidt A, Ruoppolo V, Lescroël A, Jongsomjit D, Massaro M, Pennycook J, Kooyman GL, Schmidlin K, Kraberger S, Ainley DG, Varsani A. 2019. Identification of a novel Adélie penguin circovirus at Cape Crozier (Ross Island, Antarctica). Viruses. 11, e1088
May A, Narayanan S, Alcock J, Varsani A, Maley C, Aktipis A. 2019. Kombucha: A novel model system for cooperation and conflict in a complex multi-species microbial ecosystem. PeerJ. 7:e7565
Poramini N, Heydarnejad J, Massumi M, Varsani A. 2019. Identification of the wild and cultivated hosts of wheat dwarf virus and oat dwarf virus in Iran. ViursDis. 30:545-550
Richet C, Kraberger S, Filloux D, Bernardo P, Harkins GW, Martin DP, Roumagnac P, Varsani A. 2019. Novel circular DNA viruses associated with Apiaceae and Poaceae from South Africa and New Zealand. Arch Virol 164:237-242.
Roux S, Adriaenssens EM, Dutilh BE, Koonin EV, Kropinski AM, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Lavigne R, Brister JR, Varsani A, Amid C, Aziz RK, Bordenstein SR, Bork P, Breitbart M, Cochrane GR, Daly RA, Desnues C, Duhaime MB, Emerson JB, Enault F, Fuhrman JA, Hingamp P, Hugenholtz P, Hurwitz BL, Ivanova NN, Labonté JM, Lee K-B, Malmstrom RR, Martinez-Garcia M, Mizrachi IK, Ogata H, Páez-Espino D, Petit M-A, Putonti C, Rattei T, Reyes A, Rodriguez-Valera F, Rosario K, Schriml L, Schulz F, Steward GF, Sullivan MB, Sunagawa S, Suttle CA, Temperton B, Tringe SG, Thurber RV, Webster NS, Whiteson KL, Wilhelm SW, Wommack KE, Woyke T, Wrighton KC, Yilmaz P, Yoshida T, Young MJ, Yutin N, Allen LZ, Kyrpides NC, Eloe-Fadrosh EA. 2019. Minimum Information about an Uncultivated Virus Genome (MIUViG). Nat. Biotechnol. 37:29-37
Siddell SG, Walker PJ, Lefkowitz EJ, Mushegian AR, Adams MJ, Dutilh BE, Gorbalenya AE, Harrach B, Harrison RL, Junglen S, Knowles NJ, Kropinski AM, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Nibert M, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Sanfaçon H, Simmonds P, Varsani A, Zerbini FM, Davison AJ. 2019. Additional changes to taxonomy ratified in a special vote by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (October 2018). Arch Virol 164:943-946
Schmidlin K, Kraberger S, Fontenele RS, De Martini F, Chouvenc T, Gile GH, Varsani A. 2019. Genome sequences of microviruses associated with Coptotermes formosanus. Microbiol Resour Announc. 8:e00185-19
Schmidlin K, Sepp T, Khalifeh A, Smith K, Fontenele RS, McGraw KJ, Varsani A. 2019. Genomoviruses associated with feces and nests of house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus). Virol. 164: 2245-2350
Sommers P, Fontenele RS, Kringen T, Kraberger S, Porazinska DL, Darcy JL, Schmidt SK, Varsani A. 2019. Single-stranded DNA viruses in Antarctic cryoconite holes. Viruses 11, e1022
Walker PJ, Siddell SG, Lefkowitz EJ, Mushegian AR, Dempsey DM, Dutilh BE, Harrach B, Harrison RL, Hendrickson RC, Junglen S, Knowles NJ, Kropinski AM, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Nibert M, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Simmonds P, Varsani A, Zerbini FM, Davison AJ. 2019. Changes to virus taxonomy and the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2019). Virol. 164: 2417-2429

2018

Bernardo P, Charles-Dominique T, Barakat M, Ortet P, Fernandez E, Filloux D, Hartnady P, Rebelo TA, Cousins SR, Mesleard F, Cohez D, Yavercovski N, Varsani A, Harkins GW, Peterschmitt M, Malmstrom CM, Martin DP, Roumagnac P. 2018. Geometagenomics illuminates the impact of agriculture on the distribution and prevalence of plant viruses at the ecosystem scale. ISME J 12:173-184.
Briddon RW, Martin DP, Roumagnac P, Navas-Castillo J, Fiallo-Olive E, Moriones E, Lett JM, Zerbini FM, Varsani A. 2018. Alphasatellitidae: a new family with two subfamilies for the classification of geminivirus- and nanovirus-associated alphasatellites. Arch Virol 163: 2587-2600.
Claverie S, Bernardo P, Kraberger S, Hartnady P, Lefeuvre P, Lett JM, Galzi S, Filloux D, Harkins GW, Varsani A, Martin DP, Roumagnac P. 2018. From Spatial Metagenomics to Molecular Characterization of Plant Viruses: A Geminivirus Case Study. Adv Virus Res 101:55-83.
Crane A, Goebel ME, Kraberger S, Stone AC, Varsani A. 2018. Novel anelloviruses identified in buccal swabs of Antarctic fur seals. Virus Genes 54:719-723.
Davoodi Z, Bejerman N, Richet C, Filloux D, Kumari SG, Chatzivassiliou EK, Galzi S, Julian C, Samarfard S, Trucco V, Giolitti F, Fiallo-Olive E, Navas-Castillo J, Asaad N, Moukahel AR, Hijazi J, Mghandef S, Heydarnejad J, Massumi H, Varsani A, Dietzgen RG, Harkins GW, Martin DP, Roumagnac P. 2018. The Westward Journey of Alfalfa Leaf Curl Virus. Viruses 10:e542.
Fontenele RS, Abreu RA, Lamas NS, Alves-Freitas DMT, Vidal AH, Poppiel RR, Melo FL, Lacorte C, Martin DP, Campos MA, Varsani A, Ribeiro SG. 2018. Passion Fruit Chlorotic Mottle Virus: Molecular Characterization of a New Divergent Geminivirus in Brazi Viruses 10:e169.
Fontenele RS, Alves-Freitas DMT, Silva PIT, Foresti J, Silva PR, Godinho MT, Varsani A, Ribeiro SG. 2018. Discovery of the first maize-infecting mastrevirus in the Americas using a vector-enabled metagenomics approach. Arch Virol 163:263-267.
Gallet R, Kraberger S, Filloux D, Galzi S, Fontes H, Martin DP, Varsani A, Roumagnac P. 2018. Nanovirus-alphasatellite complex identified in Vicia cracca in the Rhone delta region of France. Arch Virol 163:695-700.
Hasanvand V, Kamali M, Heydarnejad J, Massumi H, Kvarnheden A, Varsani A. 2018. Identification of a new turncurtovirus in the leafhopper Circulifer haematoceps and the host plant species Sesamum indicum. Virus Genes 54:840-845.
Heydarnejad J, Kamali M, Hassanvand V, Massumi H, Shamshiri M, Varsani A. 2018. Turnip leaf curl disease associated with two begomoviruses in south-eastern Iran. Tropical Plant Pathology 43:165-169.
Kazlauskas D, Varsani A, Krupovic M. 2018. Pervasive Chimerism in the Replication-Associated Proteins of Uncultured Single-Stranded DNA Viruses. Viruses 10:e187.
King AMQ, Lefkowitz EJ, Mushegian AR, Adams MJ, Dutilh BE, Gorbalenya AE, Harrach B, Harrison RL, Junglen S, Knowles NJ, Kropinski AM, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Nibert ML, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Sanfacon H, Siddell SG, Simmonds P, Varsani A, Zerbini FM, Davison AJ. 2018. Changes to taxonomy and the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2018). Arch Virol 163:2601–263.
Kraberger S, Hofstetter RW, Potter KA, Farkas K, Varsani A. 2018. Genomoviruses associated with mountain and western pine beetles. Virus Res 256:17-20.
Kraberger S, Kumari SG, Najar A, Stainton D, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2018. Molecular characterization of faba bean necrotic yellows viruses in Tunisia. Arch Virol 163:687-694.
Kraberger S, Visnovsky GA, van Toor RF, Male MF, Waits K, Fontenele RS, Varsani A. 2018. Genome Sequences of Two Single-Stranded DNA Viruses Identified in Varroa destructor. Genome Announc 6:00107-18.
Kraberger S, Waits K, Ivan J, Newkirk E, VandeWoude S, Varsani A. 2018. Identification of circular single-stranded DNA viruses in faecal samples of Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), moose (Alces alces) and snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) inhabiting the Colorado San Juan Mountains. Infect Genet Evol 64:1-8.
Rosario K, Mettel KA, Benner BE, Johnson R, Scott C, Yusseff-Vanegas SZ, Baker CCM, Cassill DL, Storer C, Varsani A, Breitbart M. 2018. Virus discovery in all three major lineages of terrestrial arthropods highlights the diversity of single-stranded DNA viruses associated with invertebrates. PeerJ 6:e5761.
Smeele ZE, Ainley DG, Varsani A. 2018. Viruses associated with Antarctic wildlife: From serology based detection to identification of genomes using high throughput sequencing. Virus Res 243:91-105.
Smeele ZE, Burns JM, Van Doorsaler K, Fontenele RS, Waits K, Stainton D, Shero MR, Beltran RS, Kirkham AL, Berngartt R, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2018. Diverse papillomaviruses identified in Weddell seals. J Gen Virol 99:549-557.
Somayaji V, DeNardo D, Sayres MAW, Blake M, Waits K, Fontenele RS, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2018. Genome Sequence of a Single-Stranded DNA Virus Identified in Gila Monster Feces. Microbiol Res Announc 7:e00925-18.
Stenzel T, Dziewulska D, Muhire BM, Hartnady P, Kraberger S, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2018. Recombinant Goose Circoviruses Circulating in Domesticated and Wild Geese in Poland. Viruses 10:e107.
Van Doorslaer K, Kraberger S, Austin C, Farkas K, Bergeman M, Paunil E, Davison W, Varsani A. 2018. Fish polyomaviruses belong to two distinct evolutionary lineages. J Gen Virol 99:567-573.
Varsani A, Krupovic M. 2018. Correction to: Smacoviridae: a new family of animal-associated single-stranded DNA viruses. Arch Virol 163:3213-3214.
Varsani A, Krupovic M. 2018. Smacoviridae: a new family of animal-associated single-stranded DNA viruses. Arch Virol 163:2005-2015.
Varsani A, Lefeuvre P, Roumagnac P, Martin D. 2018. Notes on recombination and reassortment in multipartite/segmented viruses. Curr Opin Virol 33:156-166.
Vidal AH, Sanches MM, Alves-Freitas DMT, Abreu EFM, Lacorte C, Pinheiro-Lima B, Rosa RCC, Jesus ON, Campos MA, Varsani A. 2018. First World Report of Cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus Infecting Passionfruit. Plant Disease 102:2665
Waits K, Bradley RW, Warzybok P, Kraberger S, Fontenele RS, Varsani A. 2018. Genome Sequence of a Gyrovirus Associated with Ashy Storm-Petrel. Microbiol Res Announc 7:e00958-18.
Waits K, Edwards MJ, Cobb IN, Fontenele RS, Varsani A. 2018. Identification of an anellovirus and genomoviruses in ixodid ticks. Virus Genes 54:155-159.

2017

Adams MJ, Lefkowitz EJ, King AM, Harrach B, Harrison RL, Knowles NJ, Kropinski AM, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Mushegian AR, Nibert ML, Sabanadzovic S, Sanfacon H, Siddell SG, Simmonds P, Varsani A, Zerbini FM, Orton RJ, Smith DB, Gorbalenya AE, Davison AJ. 2017. 50 years of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses: progress and prospects. Arch Virol 162:1441-1446.
Adams MJ, Lefkowitz EJ, King AMQ, Harrach B, Harrison RL, Knowles NJ, Kropinski AM, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Mushegian AR, Nibert M, Sabanadzovic S, Sanfacon H, Siddell SG, Simmonds P, Varsani A, Zerbini FM, Gorbalenya AE, Davison AJ. 2017. Changes to taxonomy and the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2017). Arch Virol 162:2505-2538.
Boukari W, Alcala-Briseno RI, Kraberger S, Fernandez E, Filloux D, Daugrois JH, Comstock JC, Lett JM, Martin DP, Varsani A, Roumagnac P, Polston JE, Rott PC. 2017. Occurrence of a novel mastrevirus in sugarcane germplasm collections in Florida, Guadeloupe and Reunion. Virol J 14:146.
Breitbart M, Delwart E, Rosario K, Segales J, Varsani A, ICTV Report Consortium. 2017. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Circoviridae. J Gen Virol 98:1997-1998.
Fahsbender E, Burns JM, Kim S, Kraberger S, Frankfurter G, Eilers AA, Shero MR, Beltran R, Kirkham A, McCorkell R, Berngartt RK, Male MF, Ballard G, Ainley DG, Breitbart M, Varsani A. 2017. Diverse and highly recombinant anelloviruses associated with Weddell seals in Antarctica. Virus Evol 3:vex017.
Fontenele RS, Lamas NS, Lacorte C, Lacerda ALM, Varsani A, Ribeiro SG. 2017. A novel geminivirus identified in tomato and cleome plants sampled in Brazil. Virus Res 240:175-179.
Godinho MT, Paula DP, Varsani A, Ribeiro SG. 2017. Genome Sequence of Cauliflower Mosaic Virus Identified in Earwigs (Doru luteipes) through a Metagenomic Approach. Genome Announc 5:00043-17.
Gonçalves M, Godinho M, Alves-Freitas D, Varsani A, Ribeiro S. 2017. First report of maize yellow mosaic virus infecting maize in Brazil. Plant Disease 101:2156.
Heydarnejad J, Kamali M, Massumi H, Kvarnheden A, Male MF, Kraberger S, Stainton D, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2017. Identification of a Nanovirus-Alphasatellite Complex in Sophora alopecuroides. Virus Res 235:24-32.
Kamali M, Heydarnejad J, Pouramini N, Masumi H, Farkas K, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2017. Genome Sequences of Beet curly top Iran virus, Oat dwarf virus, Turnip curly top virus, and Wheat dwarf virus Identified in Leafhoppers. Genome Announc 5:01674-16.
Kazlauskas D, Dayaram A, Kraberger S, Goldstien S, Varsani A, Krupovic M. 2017. Evolutionary history of ssDNA bacilladnaviruses features horizontal acquisition of the capsid gene from ssRNA nodaviruses. Virology 504:114-121.
Kraberger S, Geering ADW, Walters M, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2017. Novel mastreviruses identified in Australian wild rice. Virus Res 238:193-197.
Kraberger S, Polston JE, Capobianco HM, Alcala-Briseno RI, Fontenele RS, Varsani A. 2017. Genomovirus Genomes Recovered from Echinothrips americanus Sampled in Florida, USA. Genome Announc 5:00445-17.
Kraberger S, Saumtally S, Pande D, Khoodoo MHR, Dhayan S, Dookun-Saumtally A, Shepherd DN, Hartnady P, Atkinson R, Lakay FM, Hanson B, Redhi D, Monjane AL, Windram OP, Walters M, Oluwafemi S, Michel-Lett J, Lefeuvre P, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2017. Molecular diversity, geographic distribution and host range of monocot-infecting mastreviruses in Africa and surrounding islands. Virus Res 238:171-178.
Maddahian M, Massumi H, Heydarnejad J, Pour AH, Varsani A. 2017. Characterization of Iranian Tomato aspermy virus isolates with a variant 2b gene sequence. Tropical Plant Pathology 42:475-484.
Najar A, Fekih IB, Ghanem HB, Kumari SG, Varsani A. 2017. Barley yellow dwarf virus-PAV management using seed-treatment with the insecticide imidacloprid. Arab Journal of Plant Protection 35:178-184.
Najar A, Hamdi I, Varsani A. 2017. Barley yellow dwarf virus in barley crops in Tunisia: prevalence and molecular characterization. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 56:111-118.
Najar A, Hamdi I, Varsani A, Duran-Vila N. 2017. Citrus viroids in Tunisia: Prevalence and molecular characterization. Journal of Plant Pathology 99.
Nonis J, Premaratne A, Billington C, Varsani A. 2017. Genome Sequence of a Podovirus (AAPEc6) Isolated from Wastewater in New Zealand That Infects Escherichia coli O45:H10. Genome Announc 5:00462-17.
Ouattara A, Tiendrebeogo F, Lefeuvre P, Hoareau M, Claverie S, Traore EV, Barro N, Traore O, Varsani A, Lett JM. 2017. New strains of chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus discovered on diseased papaya and tomato plants in Burkina Faso. Arch Virol 162:1791-1794.
Pande D, Madzokere E, Hartnady P, Kraberger S, Hadfield J, Rosario K, Jaschke A, Monjane AL, Owor BE, Dida MM, Shepherd DN, Martin DP, Varsani A, Harkins GW. 2017. The role of Kenya in the trans-African spread of maize streak virus strain A. Virus Res 232:69-76.
Pang L, Robson B, Farkas K, McGill E, Varsani A, Gillot L, Li J, Abraham P. 2017. Tracking effluent discharges in undisturbed stony soil and alluvial gravel aquifer using synthetic DNA tracers. Sci Total Environ 592:144-152.
Postler TS, Clawson AN, Amarasinghe GK, Basler CF, Bavari S, Benko M, Blasdell KR, Briese T, Buchmeier MJ, Bukreyev A, Calisher CH, Chandran K, Charrel R, Clegg CS, Collins PL, Juan Carlos T, Derisi JL, Dietzgen RG, Dolnik O, Durrwald R, Dye JM, Easton AJ, Emonet S, Formenty P, Fouchier RAM, Ghedin E, Gonzalez JP, Harrach B, Hewson R, Horie M, Jiang D, Kobinger G, Kondo H, Kropinski AM, Krupovic M, Kurath G, Lamb RA, Leroy EM, Lukashevich IS, Maisner A, Mushegian AR, Netesov SV, Nowotny N, Patterson JL, Payne SL, PaWeska JT, Peters CJ, Radoshitzky SR, Rima BK, Romanowski V, Rubbenstroth D, Sabanadzovic S, Sanfaçon H, Salvato MS, Schwemmle M, Smither SJ, Stenglein MD, Stone DM, Takada A, Tesh RB, Tomonaga K, Tordo N, Towner JS, Vasilakis N, Volchkov VE, Wahl-Jensen V, Walker PJ, Wang LF, Varsani A, Whitfield AE, Zerbini FM, Kuhn JH. 2017. Possibility and Challenges of Conversion of Current Virus Species Names to Linnaean Binomials. Syst Biol 66:463-473.
Rosario K, Breitbart M, Harrach B, Segales J, Delwart E, Biagini P, Varsani A. 2017. Revisiting the taxonomy of the family Circoviridae: establishment of the genus Cyclovirus and removal of the genus Gyrovirus. Arch Virol 162:1447-1463.
Simmonds P, Adams MJ, Benko M, Breitbart M, Brister JR, Carstens EB, Davison AJ, Delwart E, Gorbalenya AE, Harrach B, Hull R, King AM, Koonin EV, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Lefkowitz EJ, Nibert ML, Orton R, Roossinck MJ, Sabanadzovic S, Sullivan MB, Suttle CA, Tesh RB, van der Vlugt RA, Varsani A, Zerbini FM. 2017. Consensus statement: Virus taxonomy in the age of metagenomics. Nat Rev Microbiol 15:161-168.
Stainton D, Martin DP, Collings DA, Varsani A. 2017. Comparative analysis of common regions found in babuviruses and alphasatellite molecules. Arch Virol 162:849-855.
Susi H, Laine AL, Filloux D, Kraberger S, Farkas K, Bernardo P, Frilander MJ, Martin DP, Varsani A, Roumagnac P. 2017. Genome sequences of a capulavirus infecting Plantago lanceolata in the Aland archipelago of Finland. Arch Virol 162:2041-2045.
Van Doorslaer K, Ruoppolo V, Schmidt A, Lescroel A, Jongsomjit D, Elrod M, Kraberger S, Stainton D, Dugger KM, Ballard G, Ainley DG, Varsani A. 2017. Unique genome organization of non-mammalian papillomaviruses provides insights into the evolution of viral early proteins. Virus Evol 3:vex027.
Varsani A, Frankfurter G, Stainton D, Male MF, Kraberger S, Burns JM. 2017. Identification of a polyomavirus in Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica). Arch Virol 162:1403-1407.
Varsani A, Krupovic M. 2017. Sequence-based taxonomic framework for the classification of uncultured single-stranded DNA viruses of the family Genomoviridae. Virus Evol 3:vew037.
Varsani A, Roumagnac P, Fuchs M, Navas-Castillo J, Moriones E, Idris A, Briddon RW, Rivera-Bustamante R, Murilo Zerbini F, Martin DP. 2017. Capulavirus and Grablovirus: two new genera in the family Geminiviridae. Arch Virol 162:1819-1831.
Walters M, Bawuro M, Christopher A, Knight A, Kraberger S, Stainton D, Chapman H, Varsani A. 2017. Novel Single-Stranded DNA Virus Genomes Recovered from Chimpanzee Feces Sampled from the Mambilla Plateau in Nigeria. Genome Announc 5:01715-16.
Zerbini FM, Briddon RW, Idris A, Martin DP, Moriones E, Navas-Castillo J, Rivera-Bustamante R, Roumagnac P, Varsani A, ICTV Report Consortium. 2017. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Geminiviridae. J Gen Virol 98:131-133.

2016

Adams MJ, Lefkowitz EJ, King AM, Harrach B, Harrison RL, Knowles NJ, Kropinski AM, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Mushegian AR, Nibert M, Sabanadzovic S, Sanfacon H, Siddell SG, Simmonds P, Varsani A, Zerbini FM, Gorbalenya AE, Davison AJ. 2016. Ratification vote on taxonomic proposals to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2016). Arch Virol 161:2921-49.
Bananej K, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2016. Okra enation leaf curl virus in papaya from Iran displaying severe leaf curl symptoms. Journal of Plant Pathology:637-639.
Bernardo P, Muhire B, Francois S, Deshoux M, Hartnady P, Farkas K, Kraberger S, Filloux D, Fernandez E, Galzi S, Ferdinand R, Granier M, Marais A, Monge Blasco P, Candresse T, Escriu F, Varsani A, Harkins GW, Martin DP, Roumagnac P. 2016. Molecular characterization and prevalence of two capulaviruses: Alfalfa leaf curl virus from France and Euphorbia caput-medusae latent virus from South Africa. Virology 493:142-53.
Buck CB, Van Doorslaer K, Peretti A, Geoghegan EM, Tisza MJ, An P, Katz JP, Pipas JM, McBride AA, Camus AC, McDermott AJ, Dill JA, Delwart E, Ng TF, Farkas K, Austin C, Kraberger S, Davison W, Pastrana DV, Varsani A. 2016. The Ancient Evolutionary History of Polyomaviruses. PLoS Pathog 12:e1005574.
Dayaram A, Galatowitsch ML, Arguello-Astorga GR, van Bysterveldt K, Kraberger S, Stainton D, Harding JS, Roumagnac P, Martin DP, Lefeuvre P, Varsani A. 2016. Diverse circular replication-associated protein encoding viruses circulating in invertebrates within a lake ecosystem. Infect Genet Evol 39:304-316.
De Bruyn A, Harimalala M, Zinga I, Mabvakure BM, Hoareau M, Ravigne V, Walters M, Reynaud B, Varsani A, Harkins GW, Martin DP, Lett JM, Lefeuvre P. 2016. Divergent evolutionary and epidemiological dynamics of cassava mosaic geminiviruses in Madagasca BMC Evol Biol 16:182.
Frost CM, Peralta G, Rand TA, Didham RK, Varsani A, Tylianakis JM. 2016. Apparent competition drives community-wide parasitism rates and changes in host abundance across ecosystem boundaries. Nat Commun 7:12644.
Howles PA, Gebbie LK, Collings DA, Varsani A, Broad RC, Ohms S, Birch RJ, Cork AH, Arioli T, Williamson RE. 2016. A temperature-sensitive allele of a putative mRNA splicing helicase down-regulates many cell wall genes and causes radial swelling in Arabidopsis thalian Plant Mol Biol 91:1-13.
Jennings S, Varsani A, Dugger KM, Ballard G, Ainley DG. 2016. Sex-Based Differences in Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) Chick Growth Rates and Diet. PLoS One 11:e0149090.
Kamali M, Heydarnejad J, Massumi H, Kvarnheden A, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2016. Molecular diversity of turncurtoviruses in Iran. Arch Virol 161:551-61.
Khalifa ME, Varsani A, Ganley ARD, Pearson MN. 2016. Comparison of Illumina de novo assembled and Sanger sequenced viral genomes: A case study for RNA viruses recovered from the plant pathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Virus Res 219:51-57.
Knafler GJ, Ortiz-Catedral L, Jackson B, Varsani A, Grueber CE, Robertson BC, Jamieson IG. 2016. Comparison of beak and feather disease virus prevalence and immunity-associated genetic diversity over time in an island population of red-crowned parakeets. Arch Virol 161:811-20.
Krupovic M, Ghabrial SA, Jiang D, Varsani A. 2016. Genomoviridae: a new family of widespread single-stranded DNA viruses. Arch Virol 161:2633-43.
Lamas NS, Fontenele RS, Melo FL, Costa AF, Varsani A, Ribeiro SG. 2016. Complete Genome Sequence of a Genomovirus Associated with Common Bean Plant Leaves in Brazil. Genome Announc 4:01247-16.
Mabvakure B, Martin DP, Kraberger S, Cloete L, van Brunschot S, Geering ADW, Thomas JE, Bananej K, Lett JM, Lefeuvre P, Varsani A, Harkins GW. 2016. Ongoing geographical spread of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus. Virology 498:257-264.
Male MF, Kraberger S, Stainton D, Kami V, Varsani A. 2016. Cycloviruses, gemycircularviruses and other novel replication-associated protein encoding circular viruses in Pacific flying fox (Pteropus tonganus) faeces. Infect Genet Evol 39:279-292.
Marinov M, Amaya-Perilla C, Holwell GI, Varsani A, Bysterveldt KV, Kraberger S, Stainton D, Dayaram A, Curtis N, Cruickshank RH, Paterson A. 2016. Geometric morphometrics and molecular systematics of Xanthocnemis sobrina (McLachlan, 1873) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) and comparison to its congeners. Zootaxa 4078:84-120.
Rosario K, Marr C, Varsani A, Kraberger S, Stainton D, Moriones E, Polston JE, Breitbart M. 2016. Begomovirus-Associated Satellite DNA Diversity Captured Through Vector-Enabled Metagenomic (VEM) Surveys Using Whiteflies (Aleyrodidae). Viruses 8:e36.
Stainton D, Martin DP, Collings DA, Thomas JE, Varsani A. 2016. Identification and in silico characterisation of defective molecules associated with isolates of banana bunchy top virus. Arch Virol 161:1019-26.
Steel O, Kraberger S, Sikorski A, Young LM, Catchpole RJ, Stevens AJ, Ladley JJ, Coray DS, Stainton D, Dayaram A, Julian L, van Bysterveldt K, Varsani A. 2016. Circular replication-associated protein encoding DNA viruses identified in the faecal matter of various animals in New Zealand. Infect Genet Evol 43:151-64.

2015

Brown JK, Zerbini FM, Navas-Castillo J, Moriones E, Ramos-Sobrinho R, Silva JC, Fiallo-Olive E, Briddon RW, Hernandez-Zepeda C, Idris A, Malathi VG, Martin DP, Rivera-Bustamante R, Ueda S, Varsani A. 2015. Revision of Begomovirus taxonomy based on pairwise sequence comparisons. Arch Virol 160:1593-619.
Collings DA, Collings BG, Julian L, Kurenbach B, Varsani A. 2015. Genome Sequences of Beak and Feather Disease Virus in Urban Rainbow Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus). Genome Announc 3:00283-15.
Dayaram A, Goldstien S, Arguello-Astorga GR, Zawar-Reza P, Gomez C, Harding JS, Varsani A. 2015. Diverse small circular DNA viruses circulating amongst estuarine molluscs. Infect Genet Evol 31:284-95.
Dayaram A, Piasecki T, Chrzastek K, White R, Julian L, van Bysterveldt K, Varsani A. 2015. Avian Polyomavirus Genome Sequences Recovered from Parrots in Captive Breeding Facilities in Poland. Genome Announc 3:00986-15.
Dayaram A, Potter KA, Pailes R, Marinov M, Rosenstein DD, Varsani A. 2015. Identification of diverse circular single-stranded DNA viruses in adult dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Arizona and Oklahoma, USA. Infect Genet Evol 30:278-287.
Esmaeili M, Heydarnejad J, Massumi H, Varsani A. 2015. Analysis of watermelon chlorotic stunt virus and tomato leaf curl Palampur virus mixed and pseudo-recombination infections. Virus Genes 51:408-16.
Fahsbender E, Hewson I, Rosario K, Tuttle AD, Varsani A, Breitbart M. 2015. Discovery of a novel circular DNA virus in the Forbes sea star, Asterias forbesi. Arch Virol 160:2349-51.
Farkas K, Varsani A, Marjoshi D, Easingwood R, McGill E, Pang L. 2015. Size exclusion-based purification and PCR-based quantitation of MS2 bacteriophage particles for environmental applications. J Virol Methods 213:135-8.
Farkas K, Varsani A, Pang L. 2015. Adsorption of Rotavirus, MS2 Bacteriophage and Surface-Modified Silica Nanoparticles to Hydrophobic Matter. Food Environ Virol 7:261-8.
Jackson B, Heath A, Harvey C, Holyoake C, Jakob-Hoff R, Varsani A, Robertson I, Warren K. 2015. Knemidokoptinid (Epidermoptidae: Knemidokoptinae) Mite Infestation in Wild Red-Crowned Parakeets (Cyanoramphus Novaezelandiae): Correlations between Macroscopic and Microscopic Findings. J Wildl Dis 51:651-63.
Jackson B, Varsani A, Holyoake C, Jakob-Hoff R, Robertson I, McInnes K, Empson R, Gray R, Nakagawa K, Warren K. 2015. Emerging infectious disease or evidence of endemicity? A multi-season study of beak and feather disease virus in wild red-crowned parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae). Arch Virol 160:2283-92.
Kraberger S, Arguello-Astorga GR, Greenfield LG, Galilee C, Law D, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2015. Characterisation of a diverse range of circular replication-associated protein encoding DNA viruses recovered from a sewage treatment oxidation pond. Infect Genet Evol 31:73-86.
Kraberger S, Farkas K, Bernardo P, Booker C, Arguello-Astorga GR, Mesleard F, Martin DP, Roumagnac P, Varsani A. 2015. Identification of novel Bromus- and Trifolium-associated circular DNA viruses. Arch Virol 160:1303-11.
Kraberger S, Kumari SG, Hamed AA, Gronenborn B, Thomas JE, Sharman M, Harkins GW, Muhire BM, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2015. Molecular diversity of Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus in Sudan: high rates of intra-species recombination - a driving force in the emergence of new strains. Infect Genet Evol 29:203-15.
Kraberger S, Mumtaz H, Claverie S, Martin DP, Briddon RW, Varsani A. 2015. Identification of an Australian-like dicot-infecting mastrevirus in Pakistan. Arch Virol 160:825-30.
Kumari S, Najar A, Timoumi S, Male M, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2015. First report of Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus naturally infecting chickpea in Tunisia. New Disease Reports 32:16.
Male MF, Kami V, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2015. Genome Sequences of Poaceae-Associated Gemycircularviruses from the Pacific Ocean Island of Tonga. Genome Announc 3:01144-15.
Oppong A, Offei SK, Ofori K, Adu-Dapaah H, Lamptey JN, Kurenbach B, Walters M, Shepherd DN, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2015. Mapping the distribution of maize streak virus genotypes across the forest and transition zones of Ghana. Arch Virol 160:483-92.
Peralta G, Frost CM, Didham RK, Varsani A, Tylianakis JM. 2015. Phylogenetic diversity and co-evolutionary signals among trophic levels change across a habitat edge. J Anim Ecol 84:364-72.
Rosario K, Seah YM, Marr C, Varsani A, Kraberger S, Stainton D, Moriones E, Polston JE, Duffy S, Breitbart M. 2015. Vector-Enabled Metagenomic (VEM) Surveys Using Whiteflies (Aleyrodidae) Reveal Novel Begomovirus Species in the New and Old Worlds. Viruses 7:5553-5570.
Roumagnac P, Granier M, Bernardo P, Deshoux M, Ferdinand R, Galzi S, Fernandez E, Julian C, Abt I, Filloux D, Mesleard F, Varsani A, Blanc S, Martin DP, Peterschmitt M. 2015. Alfalfa Leaf Curl Virus: an Aphid-Transmitted Geminivirus. J Virol 89:9683-8.
Stainton D, Halafihi M, Collings DA, Varsani A. 2015. Genome Sequence of Banana Streak MY Virus from the Pacific Ocean Island of Tonga. Genome Announc 3:00543-15.
Stainton D, Martin DP, Muhire BM, Lolohea S, Halafihi M, Lepoint P, Blomme G, Crew KS, Sharman M, Kraberger S, Dayaram A, Walters M, Collings DA, Mabvakure B, Lemey P, Harkins GW, Thomas JE, Varsani A. 2015. The global distribution of Banana bunchy top virus reveals little evidence for frequent recent, human-mediated long distance dispersal events. Virus Evol 1:vev009.
Stenzel T, Farkas K, Varsani A. 2015. Genome Sequence of a Diverse Goose Circovirus Recovered from Greylag Goose. Genome Announc 3:00767-15.
Varsani A, Porzig EL, Jennings S, Kraberger S, Farkas K, Julian L, Massaro M, Ballard G, Ainley DG. 2015. Identification of an avian polyomavirus associated with Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae). J Gen Virol 96:851-7.

2014

Amaya-Perilla C, Marinov M, Holwell G, Varsani A, Stainton D, Kraberger S, Dayaram A, Curtis N, Cruickshank R, Paterson A. 2014. Comparative study of the Chatham Islands Odonata, II: Morphometric and molecular comparison between Xanthocnemis tuanuii Rowe, 1981 and X. zealandica (McLachlan, 1873) with notes on the taxonomic position of Xanthocnemis sinclairi Rowe, 1987 (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). International Dragonfly Fund - Report 75: 1-27
Baron HR, Howe L, Varsani A, Doneley RJ. 2014. Disease screening of three breeding populations of adult exhibition budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) in New Zealand reveals a high prevalence of a novel polyomavirus and avian malaria infection. Avian Dis 58:111-7.
Candresse T, Filloux D, Muhire B, Julian C, Galzi S, Fort G, Bernardo P, Daugrois JH, Fernandez E, Martin DP, Varsani A, Roumagnac P. 2014. Appearances can be deceptive: revealing a hidden viral infection with deep sequencing in a plant quarantine context. PLoS One 9:e102945.
Dayaram A, Galatowitsch M, Harding JS, Arguello-Astorga GR, Varsani A. 2014. Novel circular DNA viruses identified in Procordulia grayi and Xanthocnemis zealandica larvae using metagenomic approaches. Infect Genet Evol 22:134-41.
Du Z, Tang Y, Zhang S, She X, Lan G, Varsani A, He Z. 2014. Identification and molecular characterization of a single-stranded circular DNA virus with similarities to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum hypovirulence-associated DNA virus 1. Arch Virol 159:1527-31.
Grigoras I, Ginzo AI, Martin DP, Varsani A, Romero J, Mammadov A, Huseynova IM, Aliyev JA, Kheyr-Pour A, Huss H, Ziebell H, Timchenko T, Vetten HJ, Gronenborn B. 2014. Genome diversity and evidence of recombination and reassortment in nanoviruses from Europe. J Gen Virol 95:1178-91.
Harkins GW, Martin DP, Christoffels A, Varsani A. 2014. Towards inferring the global movement of beak and feather disease virus. Virology 450-451:24-33.
Jackson B, Harvey C, Galbraith J, Robertson M, Warren K, Holyoake C, Julian L, Varsani A. 2014. Clinical beak and feather disease virus infection in wild juvenile eastern rosellas of New Zealand; biosecurity implications for wildlife care facilities. N Z Vet J 62:297-301.
Jackson B, Lorenzo A, Theuerkauf J, Barnaud A, Duval T, Guichard P, Bloc H, Baouma A, Stainton D, Kraberge S, Murphy S, Clark N, Dillon C, Knight T, Varsani A. 2014. Preliminary surveillance for beak and feather disease virus in wild parrots of New Caledonia: implications of a reservoir species for Ouvea Parakeets. EMU - Austral Ornithology 114:283-289.
Massumi H, Poormohammadi S, Pishyar S, Maddahian M, Heydarnejad J, Hosseini-Pour A, van Bysterveldt K, Varsani A. 2014. Molecular characterization and field survey of Iranian potato virus X isolates. Virusdisease 25:338-44.
Monjane AL, Martin DP, Lakay F, Muhire BM, Pande D, Varsani A, Harkins G, Shepherd DN, Rybicki EP. 2014. Extensive recombination-induced disruption of genetic interactions is highly deleterious but can be partially reversed by small numbers of secondary recombination events. J Virol 88:7843-51.
Muhire BM, Golden M, Murrell B, Lefeuvre P, Lett JM, Gray A, Poon AY, Ngandu NK, Semegni Y, Tanov EP, Monjane AL, Harkins GW, Varsani A, Shepherd DN, Martin DP. 2014. Evidence of pervasive biologically functional secondary structures within the genomes of eukaryotic single-stranded DNA viruses. J Virol 88:1972-89.
Muhire BM, Varsani A, Martin DP. 2014. SDT: a virus classification tool based on pairwise sequence alignment and identity calculation. PLoS One 9:e108277.
Ng TF, Chen LF, Zhou Y, Shapiro B, Stiller M, Heintzman PD, Varsani A, Kondov NO, Wong W, Deng X, Andrews TD, Moorman BJ, Meulendyk T, MacKay G, Gilbertson RL, Delwart E. 2014. Preservation of viral genomes in 700-y-old caribou feces from a subarctic ice patch. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111:16842-7.
Oluwafemi S, Kraberger S, Shepherd DN, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2014. A high degree of African streak virus diversity within Nigerian maize fields includes a new mastrevirus from Axonopus compressus. Arch Virol 159:2765-70.
Pang L, Farkas K, Bennett G, Varsani A, Easingwood R, Tilley R, Nowostawska U, Lin S. 2014. Mimicking filtration and transport of rotavirus and adenovirus in sand media using DNA-labeled, protein-coated silica nanoparticles. Water Res 62:167-179.
Shamsadden-Saeed F, Massumi H, Moradi S, Maddahian M, Heydarnejad J, Pour AH, Varsani A. 2014. Incidence and characterization of Potato virus V infections in Iran. Virusdisease 25:78-84.
Shepherd DN, Dugdale B, Martin DP, Varsani A, Lakay FM, Bezuidenhout ME, Monjane AL, Thomson JA, Dale J, Rybicki EP. 2014. Inducible resistance to maize streak virus. PLoS One 9:e105932.
Stenzel T, Piasecki T, Chrzastek K, Julian L, Muhire BM, Golden M, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2014. Pigeon circoviruses display patterns of recombination, genomic secondary structure and selection similar to those of beak and feather disease viruses. J Gen Virol 95:1338-51.
Varsani A, Kraberger S, Jennings S, Porzig EL, Julian L, Massaro M, Pollard A, Ballard G, Ainley DG. 2014. A novel papillomavirus in Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) faeces sampled at the Cape Crozier colony, Antarctica. J Gen Virol 95:1352-65.
Varsani A, Martin DP, Navas-Castillo J, Moriones E, Hernandez-Zepeda C, Idris A, Murilo Zerbini F, Brown JK. 2014. Revisiting the classification of curtoviruses based on genome-wide pairwise identity. Arch Virol 159:1873-82.
Varsani A, Navas-Castillo J, Moriones E, Hernandez-Zepeda C, Idris A, Brown JK, Murilo Zerbini F, Martin DP. 2014. Establishment of three new genera in the family Geminiviridae: Becurtovirus, Eragrovirus and Turncurtovirus. Arch Virol 159:2193-203.
Zawar-Reza P, Arguello-Astorga GR, Kraberger S, Julian L, Stainton D, Broady PA, Varsani A. 2014. Diverse small circular single-stranded DNA viruses identified in a freshwater pond on the McMurdo Ice Shelf (Antarctica). Infect Genet Evol 26:132-8.

2013

Dayaram A, Goldstien S, Zawar-Reza P, Gomez C, Harding JS, Varsani A. 2013. Identification of Starling Circovirus in an Estuarine Mollusc (Amphibola crenata) in New Zealand Using Metagenomic Approaches. Genome Announc 1:00278-13.
Dayaram A, Goldstien S, Zawar-Reza P, Gomez C, Harding JS, Varsani A. 2013. Novel ssDNA virus recovered from estuarine Mollusc (Amphibola crenata) whose replication associated protein (Rep) shares similarities with Rep-like sequences of bacterial origin. J Gen Virol 94:1104-10.
Dayaram A, Potter KA, Moline AB, Rosenstein DD, Marinov M, Thomas JE, Breitbart M, Rosario K, Arguello-Astorga GR, Varsani A. 2013. High global diversity of cycloviruses amongst dragonflies. J Gen Virol 94:1827-40.
Farkas K, Pang L, Lin S, Williamson W, Easingwood R, Fredericks R, Jaffer MA, Varsani A. 2013. A Gel Filtration-Based Method for the Purification of Infectious Rotavirus Particles for Environmental Research Applications. Food Environ Virol doi:10.1007/s12560-013-9122-4.
Gharouni Kardani S, Heydarnejad J, Zakiaghl M, Mehrvar M, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2013. Diversity of beet curly top Iran virus isolated from different hosts in Iran. Virus Genes 46:571-5.
Heber S, Varsani A, Kuhn S, Girg A, Kempenaers B, Briskie J. 2013. The genetic rescue of two bottlenecked South Island robin populations using translocations of inbred donors. Proc Biol Sci 280:2012
Hernandez-Zepeda C, Varsani A, Brown JK. 2013. Intergeneric recombination between a new, spinach-infecting curtovirus and a new geminivirus belonging to the genus Becurtovirus: first New World exemplar. Arch Virol 158:2245-54.
Heydarnejad J, Hesari M, Massumi H, Varsani A. 2013. Incidence and natural hosts of Tomato leaf curl Palampur virus in Iran. Australasian Plant Pathology 42:195-203.
Heydarnejad J, Keyvani N, Razavinejad S, Massumi H, Varsani A. 2013. Fulfilling Koch's postulates for beet curly top Iran virus and proposal for consideration of new genus in the family Geminiviridae. Arch Virol 158:435-43.
Julian L, Piasecki T, Chrzastek K, Walters M, Muhire B, Harkins GW, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2013. Extensive recombination detected among beak and feather disease virus isolates from breeding facilities in Poland. J Gen Virol 94:1086-95.
Kraberger S, Harkins GW, Kumari SG, Thomas JE, Schwinghamer MW, Sharman M, Collings DA, Briddon RW, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2013. Evidence that dicot-infecting mastreviruses are particularly prone to inter-species recombination and have likely been circulating in Australia for longer than in Africa and the Middle East. Virology 444:282-91.
Kraberger S, Stainton D, Dayaram A, Zawar-Reza P, Gomez C, Harding JS, Varsani A. 2013. Discovery of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Hypovirulence-Associated Virus-1 in Urban River Sediments of Heathcote and Styx Rivers in Christchurch City, New Zealand. Genome Announc 1:00559-13.
McCarthy JK, Didham RK, Brockerhoff EG, van Bysterveldt KA, Varsani A. 2013. High-resolution DNA melt-curve analysis for cost-effective mass screening of pairwise species interactions. Mol Ecol Resour 13:908-17.
Muhire B, Martin DP, Brown JK, Navas-Castillo J, Moriones E, Zerbini FM, Rivera-Bustamante R, Malathi VG, Briddon RW, Varsani A. 2013. A genome-wide pairwise-identity-based proposal for the classification of viruses in the genus Mastrevirus (family Geminiviridae). Arch Virol 158:1411-24.
Ng TF, Alavandi S, Varsani A, Burghart S, Breitbart M. 2013. Metagenomic identification of a nodavirus and a circular ssDNA virus in semi-purified viral nucleic acids from the hepatopancreas of healthy Farfantepenaeus duorarum shrimp. Dis Aquat Organ 105:237-42.
North RA, Kessans SA, Atkinson SC, Suzuki H, Watson AJ, Burgess BR, Angley LM, Hudson AO, Varsani A, Griffin MD, Fairbanks AJ, Dobson RC. 2013. Cloning, expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of N-acetylneuraminate lyase from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 69:306-12.
Piasecki T, Harkins GW, Chrzastek K, Julian L, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2013. Avihepadnavirus diversity in parrots is comparable to that found amongst all other avian species. Virology 438:98-105.
Razavinejad S, Heydarnejad J, Kamali M, Massumi H, Kraberger S, Varsani A. 2013. Genetic diversity and host range studies of turnip curly top virus. Virus Genes 46:345-53.
Rocha CS, Castillo-Urquiza GP, Lima AT, Silva FN, Xavier CA, Hora-Junior BT, Beserra-Junior JE, Malta AW, Martin DP, Varsani A, Alfenas-Zerbini P, Mizubuti ES, Zerbini FM. 2013. Brazilian begomovirus populations are highly recombinant, rapidly evolving, and segregated based on geographical location. J Virol 87:5784-99.
Rosario K, Padilla-Rodriguez M, Kraberger S, Stainton D, Martin DP, Breitbart M, Varsani A. 2013. Discovery of a novel mastrevirus and alphasatellite-like circular DNA in dragonflies (Epiprocta) from Puerto Rico. Virus Res 171:231-7.
Sikorski A, Arguello-Astorga GR, Dayaram A, Dobson RC, Varsani A. 2013. Discovery of a novel circular single-stranded DNA virus from porcine faeces. Arch Virol 158:283-9.
Sikorski A, Dayaram A, Varsani A. 2013. Identification of a Novel Circular DNA Virus in New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) Fecal Matter. Genome Announc 1:00558-13.
Sikorski A, Kearvell J, Elkington S, Dayaram A, Arguello-Astorga GR, Varsani A. 2013. Novel ssDNA viruses discovered in yellow-crowned parakeet (Cyanoramphus auriceps) nesting material. Arch Virol 158:1603-7.
Sikorski A, Massaro M, Kraberger S, Young LM, Smalley D, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2013. Novel myco-like DNA viruses discovered in the faecal matter of various animals. Virus Res 177:209-16.
Weber BW, Kimani SW, Varsani A, Cowan DA, Hunter R, Venter GA, Gumbart JC, Sewell BT. 2013. The mechanism of the amidases: mutating the glutamate adjacent to the catalytic triad inactivates the enzyme due to substrate mispositioning. J Biol Chem 288:28514-23.

2012

Albuquerque LC, Varsani A, Fernandes FR, Pinheiro B, Martin DP, de Tarso Oliveira Ferreira P, Lemos TO, Inoue-Nagata AK. 2012. Further characterization of tomato-infecting begomoviruses in Brazil. Arch Virol 157:747-52.
Dayaram A, Opong A, Jaschke A, Hadfield J, Baschiera M, Dobson RC, Offei SK, Shepherd DN, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2012. Molecular characterisation of a novel cassava associated circular ssDNA virus. Virus Res 166:130-5.
De Bruyn A, Villemot J, Lefeuvre P, Villar E, Hoareau M, Harimalala M, Abdoul-Karime AL, Abdou-Chakour C, Reynaud B, Harkins GW, Varsani A, Martin DP, Lett JM. 2012. East African cassava mosaic-like viruses from Africa to Indian ocean islands: molecular diversity, evolutionary history and geographical dissemination of a bipartite begomovirus. BMC Evol Biol 12:228.
Geering AD, Thomas JE, Holton T, Hadfield J, Varsani A. 2012. Paspalum striate mosaic virus: an Australian mastrevirus from Paspalum dilatatum. Arch Virol 157:193-7.
Hadfield J, Thomas JE, Schwinghamer MW, Kraberger S, Stainton D, Dayaram A, Parry JN, Pande D, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2012. Molecular characterisation of dicot-infecting mastreviruses from Australia. Virus Res 166:13-22.
Julian L, Lorenzo A, Chenuet JP, Bonzon M, Marchal C, Vignon L, Collings DA, Walters M, Jackson B, Varsani A. 2012. Evidence of multiple introductions of beak and feather disease virus into the Pacific islands of Nouvelle-Caledonie (New Caledonia). J Gen Virol 93:2466-72.
Kraberger S, Thomas JE, Geering AD, Dayaram A, Stainton D, Hadfield J, Walters M, Parmenter KS, van Brunschot S, Collings DA, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2012. Australian monocot-infecting mastrevirus diversity rivals that in Africa. Virus Res 169:127-36.
Massaro M, Ortiz-Catedral L, Julian L, Galbraith JA, Kurenbach B, Kearvell J, Kemp J, van Hal J, Elkington S, Taylor G, Greene T, van de Wetering J, van de Wetering M, Pryde M, Dilks P, Heber S, Steeves TE, Walters M, Shaw S, Potter J, Farrant M, Brunton DH, Hauber M, Jackson B, Bell P, Moorhouse R, McInnes K, Varsani A. 2012. Molecular characterisation of beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in New Zealand and its implications for managing an infectious disease. Arch Virol 157:1651-63.
Monjane AL, Pande D, Lakay F, Shepherd DN, van der Walt E, Lefeuvre P, Lett JM, Varsani A, Rybicki EP, Martin DP. 2012. Adaptive evolution by recombination is not associated with increased mutation rates in Maize streak virus. BMC Evol Biol 12:252.
Pande D, Kraberger S, Lefeuvre P, Lett JM, Shepherd DN, Varsani A, Martin DP. 2012. A novel maize-infecting mastrevirus from La Reunion Island. Arch Virol 157:1617-21.
Péréfarres F, De Bruyn A, Kraberger S, Hoareau M, Barjon F, Lefeuvre P, Pellegrin F, Caplong P, Varsani A, Lett J-M. 2012. Occurrence of the Israel strain of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus in New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands. New Disease Reports 25:6-6.
Piasecki T, Kurenbach B, Chrzastek K, Bednarek K, Kraberger S, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2012. Molecular characterisation of an avihepadnavirus isolated from Psittacula krameri (ring-necked parrot). Arch Virol 157:585-90.
Rosario K, Dayaram A, Marinov M, Ware J, Kraberger S, Stainton D, Breitbart M, Varsani A. 2012. Diverse circular ssDNA viruses discovered in dragonflies (Odonata: Epiprocta). J Gen Virol 93:2668-81.
Stainton D, Kraberger S, Walters M, Wiltshire EJ, Rosario K, Halafihi M, Lolohea S, Katoa I, Faitua TH, Aholelei W, Taufa L, Thomas JE, Collings DA, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2012. Evidence of inter-component recombination, intra-component recombination and reassortment in banana bunchy top virus. J Gen Virol 93:1103-19.

2011

Antwerpen V, Mcfarlane S, Govender P, Potier B, Way M, Flett B, Ramusi M, Varsani A, Shepherd D, Stiller M. 2010. Report on Maize streak viruses in the South African sugar industry, p 240-250. In (ed), South African Sugar Technologists' Association
Goldsmith DB, Crosti G, Dwivedi B, McDaniel LD, Varsani A, Suttle CA, Weinbauer MG, Sandaa RA, Breitbart M. 2011. Development of phoH as a novel signature gene for assessing marine phage diversity. Appl Environ Microbiol 77:7730-9.
Hadfield J, Linderme D, Shepherd DN, Bezuidenhout M, Lefeuvre P, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2011. Complete genome sequence of a dahlia common mosaic virus isolate from New Zealand. Arch Virol 156:2297-301.
Hadfield J, Martin DP, Stainton D, Kraberger S, Owor BE, Shepherd DN, Lakay F, Markham PG, Greber RS, Briddon RW, Varsani A. 2011. Bromus catharticus striate mosaic virus: a new mastrevirus infecting Bromus catharticus from Australia. Arch Virol 156:335-41.
Hosseini A, Massumi H, Heydarnejad J, Hosseini Pour A, Varsani A. 2011. Characterisation of potato virus Y isolates from Iran. Virus Genes 42:128-40.
Martin DP, Biagini P, Lefeuvre P, Golden M, Roumagnac P, Varsani A. 2011. Recombination in eukaryotic single stranded DNA viruses. Viruses 3:1699-1738.
Martin DP, Briddon RW, Varsani A. 2011. Recombination patterns in dicot-infecting mastreviruses mirror those found in monocot-infecting mastreviruses. Arch Virol 156:1463-9.
Martin DP, Lefeuvre P, Varsani A, Hoareau M, Semegni JY, Dijoux B, Vincent C, Reynaud B, Lett JM. 2011. Complex recombination patterns arising during geminivirus coinfections preserve and demarcate biologically important intra-genome interaction networks. PLoS Pathog 7:e1002203.
Martin DP, Linderme D, Lefeuvre P, Shepherd DN, Varsani A. 2011. Eragrostis minor streak virus: an Asian streak virus in Africa. Arch Virol 156:1299-303.
Miller JL, Woodward J, Chen S, Jaffer M, Weber B, Nagasaki K, Tomaru Y, Wepf R, Roseman A, Varsani A, Sewell T. 2011. Three-dimensional reconstruction of Heterocapsa circularisquama RNA virus by electron cryo-microscopy. J Gen Virol 92:1960-70.
Monjane AL, Harkins GW, Martin DP, Lemey P, Lefeuvre P, Shepherd DN, Oluwafemi S, Simuyandi M, Zinga I, Komba EK, Lakoutene DP, Mandakombo N, Mboukoulida J, Semballa S, Tagne A, Tiendrebeogo F, Erdmann JB, van Antwerpen T, Owor BE, Flett B, Ramusi M, Windram OP, Syed R, Lett JM, Briddon RW, Markham PG, Rybicki EP, Varsani A. 2011. Reconstructing the history of maize streak virus strain a dispersal to reveal diversification hot spots and its origin in southern Africa. J Virol 85:9623-36.
Monjane AL, van der Walt E, Varsani A, Rybicki EP, Martin DP. 2011. Recombination hotspots and host susceptibility modulate the adaptive value of recombination during maize streak virus evolution. BMC Evol Biol 11:350.
Rosario K, Marinov M, Stainton D, Kraberger S, Wiltshire EJ, Collings DA, Walters M, Martin DP, Breitbart M, Varsani A. 2011. Dragonfly cyclovirus, a novel single-stranded DNA virus discovered in dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera). J Gen Virol 92:1302-8.
Salari K, Massumi H, Heydarnejad J, Hosseini Pour A, Varsani A. 2011. Analysis of Iranian Potato virus S isolates. Virus Genes 43:281-8.
Varsani A, Regnard GL, Bragg R, Hitzeroth, II, Rybicki EP. 2011. Global genetic diversity and geographical and host-species distribution of beak and feather disease virus isolates. J Gen Virol 92:752-67.

2010

Briddon RW, Heydarnejad J, Khosrowfar F, Massumi H, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2010. Turnip curly top virus, a highly divergent geminivirus infecting turnip in Iran. Virus Res 152:169-75.
Briddon RW, Martin DP, Owor BE, Donaldson L, Markham PG, Greber RS, Varsani A. 2010. A novel species of mastrevirus (family Geminiviridae) isolated from Digitaria didactyla grass from Australia. Arch Virol 155:1529-34.
Erdmann JB, Shepherd DN, Martin DP, Varsani A, Rybicki EP, Jeske H. 2010. Replicative intermediates of maize streak virus found during leaf development. J Gen Virol 91:1077-81.
Lefeuvre P, Martin DP, Harkins G, Lemey P, Gray AJ, Meredith S, Lakay F, Monjane A, Lett JM, Varsani A, Heydarnejad J. 2010. The spread of tomato yellow leaf curl virus from the Middle East to the world. PLoS Pathog 6:e1001164.
Ortiz-Catedral L, Kurenbach B, Massaro M, McInnes K, Brunton DH, Hauber ME, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2010. A new isolate of beak and feather disease virus from endemic wild red-fronted parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) in New Zealand. Arch Virol 155:613-20.
Shepherd DN, Martin DP, Van Der Walt E, Dent K, Varsani A, Rybicki EP. 2010. Maize streak virus: an old and complex 'emerging' pathogen. Mol Plant Pathol 11:1-12.
Tazehkand SA, Pour AH, Heydarnejad J, Varsani A, Massumi H. 2010. Identification of phytoplasmas associated with cultivated and ornamental plants in Kerman province, Iran. Journal of Phytopathology 158:713-720.
Varsani A, de Villiers GK, Regnard GL, Bragg RR, Kondiah K, Hitzeroth, II, Rybicki EP. 2010. A unique isolate of beak and feather disease virus isolated from budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) in South Africa. Arch Virol 155:435-9.
Williamson DS, Dent KC, Weber BW, Varsani A, Frederick J, Thuku RN, Cameron RA, van Heerden JH, Cowan DA, Sewell BT. 2010. Structural and biochemical characterization of a nitrilase from the thermophilic bacterium, Geobacillus pallidus RAPc8. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 88:143-53.

2009

Fazeli R, Heydarnejad J, Massumi H, Shaabanian M, Varsani A. 2009. Genetic diversity and distribution of tomato-infecting begomoviruses in Iran. Virus Genes 38:311-9.
Harkins GW, Delport W, Duffy S, Wood N, Monjane AL, Owor BE, Donaldson L, Saumtally S, Triton G, Briddon RW, Shepherd DN, Rybicki EP, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2009. Experimental evidence indicating that mastreviruses probably did not co-diverge with their hosts. Virol J 6:104.
Harkins GW, Martin DP, Duffy S, Monjane AL, Shepherd DN, Windram OP, Owor BE, Donaldson L, van Antwerpen T, Sayed RA, Flett B, Ramusi M, Rybicki EP, Peterschmitt M, Varsani A. 2009. Dating the origins of the maize-adapted strain of maize streak virus, MSV-A. J Gen Virol 90:3066-74.
Heydarnejad J, Mozaffari A, Massumi H, Fazeli R, Gray AJ, Meredith S, Lakay F, Shepherd DN, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2009. Complete sequences of tomato leaf curl Palampur virus isolates infecting cucurbits in Iran. Arch Virol 154:1015-8.
Lawry R, Martin DP, Shepherd DN, van Antwerpen T, Varsani A. 2009. A novel sugarcane-infecting mastrevirus from South Africa. Arch Virol 154:1699-703.
Lefeuvre P, Lett JM, Varsani A, Martin DP. 2009. Widely conserved recombination patterns among single-stranded DNA viruses. J Virol 83:2697-707.
Lett JM, Lefeuvre P, Couston L, Hoareau M, Thierry M, Reynaud B, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2009. Complete genomic sequences of Tomato yellow leaf curl Mali virus isolates infecting tomato and pepper from the North Province of Cameroon. Arch Virol 154:535-40.
Mackinder LC, Worthy CA, Biggi G, Hall M, Ryan KP, Varsani A, Harper GM, Wilson WH, Brownlee C, Schroeder DC. 2009. A unicellular algal virus, Emiliania huxleyi virus 86, exploits an animal-like infection strategy. J Gen Virol 90:2306-16.
van der Walt E, Rybicki EP, Varsani A, Polston JE, Billharz R, Donaldson L, Monjane AL, Martin DP. 2009. Rapid host adaptation by extensive recombination. J Gen Virol 90:734-46.
Varsani A, Monjane AL, Donaldson L, Oluwafemi S, Zinga I, Komba EK, Plakoutene D, Mandakombo N, Mboukoulida J, Semballa S, Briddon RW, Markham PG, Lett JM, Lefeuvre P, Rybicki EP, Martin DP. 2009. Comparative analysis of Panicum streak virus and Maize streak virus diversity, recombination patterns and phylogeography. Virol J 6:194.
Varsani A, Shepherd DN, Dent K, Monjane AL, Rybicki EP, Martin DP. 2009. A highly divergent South African geminivirus species illuminates the ancient evolutionary history of this family. Virol J 6:36.

2008

Castillo-Urquiza GP, Beserra JE, Jr., Bruckner FP, Lima AT, Varsani A, Alfenas-Zerbini P, Murilo Zerbini F. 2008. Six novel begomoviruses infecting tomato and associated weeds in Southeastern Brazil. Arch Virol 153:1985-9.
Oluwafemi S, Varsani A, Monjane AL, Shepherd DN, Owor BE, Rybicki EP, Martin DP. 2008. A new African streak virus species from Nigeria. Arch Virol 153:1407-10.
Shepherd DN, Martin DP, Lefeuvre P, Monjane AL, Owor BE, Rybicki EP, Varsani A. 2008. A protocol for the rapid isolation of full geminivirus genomes from dried plant tissue. J Virol Methods 149:97-102.
Shepherd DN, Varsani A, Windram OP, Lefeuvre P, Monjane AL, Owor BE, Martin DP. 2008. Novel sugarcane streak and Sugarcane streak Reunion mastreviruses from southern Africa and La Reunion. Arch Virol 153:605-9.
Van Antwerpen T, McFarlane S, Buchanan G, Shepherd D, Martin D, Rybicki E, Varsani A. 2008. First report of Maize streak virus field infection of sugarcane in South Africa. Plant Disease 92:982-982.
van der Walt E, Martin DP, Varsani A, Polston JE, Rybicki EP. 2008. Experimental observations of rapid Maize streak virus evolution reveal a strand-specific nucleotide substitution bias. Virol J 5:104.
Varsani A, Oluwafemi S, Windram OP, Shepherd DN, Monjane AL, Owor BE, Rybicki EP, Lefeuvre P, Martin DP. 2008. Panicum streak virus diversity is similar to that observed for maize streak virus. Arch Virol 153:601-4.
Varsani A, Shepherd DN, Monjane AL, Owor BE, Erdmann JB, Rybicki EP, Peterschmitt M, Briddon RW, Markham PG, Oluwafemi S, Windram OP, Lefeuvre P, Lett JM, Martin DP. 2008. Recombination, decreased host specificity and increased mobility may have driven the emergence of maize streak virus as an agricultural pathogen. J Gen Virol 89:2063-74.
Windram OP, Weber B, Jaffer MA, Rybicki EP, Shepherd DN, Varsani A. 2008. An investigation into the use of human papillomavirus type 16 virus-like particles as a delivery vector system for foreign proteins: N- and C-terminal fusion of GFP to the L1 and L2 capsid proteins. Arch Virol 153:585-9.

2007

Bredell H, Martin DP, Van Harmelen J, Varsani A, Sheppard HW, Donovan R, Gray CM, Team HS, Williamson C. 2007. HIV type 1 subtype C gag and nef diversity in Southern Africa. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 23:477-81.
Lefeuvre P, Martin DP, Hoareau M, Naze F, Delatte H, Thierry M, Varsani A, Becker N, Reynaud B, Lett JM. 2007. Begomovirus 'melting pot' in the south-west Indian Ocean islands: molecular diversity and evolution through recombination. J Gen Virol 88:3458-68.
Owor BE, Martin DP, Shepherd DN, Edema R, Monjane AL, Rybicki EP, Thomson JA, Varsani A. 2007. Genetic analysis of maize streak virus isolates from Uganda reveals widespread distribution of a recombinant variant. J Gen Virol 88:3154-65.
Owor BE, Shepherd DN, Taylor NJ, Edema R, Monjane AL, Thomson JA, Martin DP, Varsani A. 2007. Successful application of FTA Classic Card technology and use of bacteriophage phi29 DNA polymerase for large-scale field sampling and cloning of complete maize streak virus genomes. J Virol Methods 140:100-5.
Thuku RN, Weber BW, Varsani A, Sewell BT. 2007. Post-translational cleavage of recombinantly expressed nitrilase from Rhodococcus rhodochrous J1 yields a stable, active helical form. FEBS J 274:2099-108.

2006

Heath L, van der Walt E, Varsani A, Martin DP. 2006. Recombination patterns in aphthoviruses mirror those found in other picornaviruses. J Virol 80:11827-32.
Kohl T, Hitzeroth, II, Stewart D, Varsani A, Govan VA, Christensen ND, Williamson AL, Rybicki EP. 2006. Plant-produced cottontail rabbit papillomavirus L1 protein protects against tumor challenge: a proof-of-concept study. Clin Vaccine Immunol 13:845-53.
Shepherd DN, Martin DP, Varsani A, Thomson JA, Rybicki EP, Klump HH. 2006. Restoration of native folding of single-stranded DNA sequences through reverse mutations: an indication of a new epigenetic mechanism. Arch Biochem Biophys 453:108-22.
Varsani A, van der Walt E, Heath L, Rybicki EP, Williamson AL, Martin DP. 2006. Evidence of ancient papillomavirus recombination. J Gen Virol 87:2527-31.
Varsani A, Williamson AL, Jaffer MA, Rybicki EP. 2006. A deletion and point mutation study of the human papillomavirus type 16 major capsid gene. Virus Res 122:154-63.
Varsani A, Williamson AL, Stewart D, Rybicki EP. 2006. Transient expression of Human papillomavirus type 16 L1 protein in Nicotiana benthamiana using an infectious tobamovirus vector. Virus Res 120:91-6.

2003

Varsani A, Williamson AL, de Villiers D, Becker I, Christensen ND, Rybicki EP. 2003. Chimeric human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) L1 particles presenting the common neutralizing epitope for the L2 minor capsid protein of HPV-6 and HPV-16. J Virol 77:8386-93.
Varsani A, Williamson AL, Rose RC, Jaffer M, Rybicki EP. 2003. Expression of Human papillomavirus type 16 major capsid protein in transgenic Nicotiana tabacum cv. Xanthi. Arch Virol 148:1771-86.

Efunaviria, Floreoviria, Pleomoviria, and Volvereviria: four realms of viruses with small DNA genomes to replace realm Monodnaviria

J Virol. 2026 Aug 12:e0101926. doi: 10.1128/jvi.01019-26. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Realm Monodnaviria was established for unification of viruses with small DNA genomes that encode homologous endonucleases initiating rolling circle replication or their inactivated derivatives. However, comprehensive analysis of the expanded virus sequence and structure databases revealed that neither replication nor structural modules within … Read more

Metagenome-assembled genomes of papillomaviruses from mallard and northern pintail cloacal swabs

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2026 Aug 5:e0072626. doi: 10.1128/mra.00726-26. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT There is little known about papillomavirus diversity in waterfowl. From cloacal swabs of one mallard and three northern pintails sampled in New Mexico (USA), we identified four papillomavirus genomes. These papillomaviruses share >92.7% genome-wide nucleotide pairwise identity with Anas platyrhynchos papillomavirus 3 … Read more

Rapid Expansion of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Genotype D1.1 Virus across Flyway Regions, North America, Fall 2024

Emerg Infect Dis. 2026 Jul 13;32(8). doi: 10.3201/eid3208.260205. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Highly pathogenic avian influenza clade 2.3.4.4b virus continues to circulate in North America and has caused severe human disease. That clade includes genotype D1.1, which became dominant in birds in late 2024. Recent phylodynamic reconstructions place D1.1 emergence in mid-2024 but differ … Read more

ORAL AND GASTRIC PLAQUES, PAPILLOMAS, SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMAS AND PAPILLOMAVIRUSES IN SLENDER-HORNED GAZELLES (GAZELLA LEPTOCEROS )

J Zoo Wildl Med. 2026 Jun;57(2):393-405. doi: 10.1638/2024-0055. ABSTRACT The slender-horned gazelle (SHG, Gazella leptoceros) is a small, sand-colored antelope native to northern Africa. It is endangered due to poaching and habitat loss. Limited reports describe health or disease in wild or zoo populations. Mucosal plaques in the oral cavity (n = 2), papillomas in … Read more

Divergent poxvirus identified in a non-native black rat from Madagascar

Virology. 2026 Jun 30;623:111021. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2026.111021. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Non-native rodents serve as bridges between anthropogenic and natural landscapes. They have expanded across the planet alongside humans while bringing competition, predation, and pathogens, such as poxviruses, to naïve ecosystems. Although rodents serve as reservoirs for multiple zoonotic poxviruses, limited research has focused on … Read more

Angiostrongylus cantonensis Rat Lungworm Detected in Rats, Madagascar, 2022-2023

Emerg Infect Dis. 2026 Jul;32(7):1188-1192. doi: 10.3201/eid3207.260142. ABSTRACT Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is a zoonotic parasite that causes eosinophilic meningitis in humans; the parasite is maintained in rat definitive hosts and transmitted through gastropod intermediate hosts. We report A. cantonensis prevalence and mitochondrial genome from oral swab specimens from rats in Madagascar, supporting swabs … Read more

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