Publications

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

Predicting the zoonotic capacity of mammals to transmit SARS-CoV-2

Predicting the zoonotic capacity of mammals to transmit SARS-CoV-2 Fischhoff, I. R., Castellanos, A. A., Rodrigues, J. P. G. L. M., Varsani, A. & Han, B. A., Nov 24 2021, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288, 1963, p. 20211651 1 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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

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 Faleye, T. O. C., Adams, D., Adhikari, S., Sandrolini, H., Halden, R. U., Varsani, A. & Scotch, M., Dec 2021, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 21, 1, 810. Research output: … Read more

Circoviruses and cycloviruses identified in Weddell seal fecal samples from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

Circoviruses and cycloviruses identified in Weddell seal fecal samples from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica Patterson, Q. M., Kraberger, S., Martin, D. P., Shero, M. R., Beltran, R. S., Kirkham, A. L., Aleamotu’a, M., Ainley, D. G., Kim, S., Burns, J. M. & Varsani, A., Nov 2021, In: Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 95, 105070. Research output: Contribution … Read more

RDP5: A computer program for analyzing recombination in, and removing signals of recombination from, nucleotide sequence datasets

RDP5: A computer program for analyzing recombination in, and removing signals of recombination from, nucleotide sequence datasets Martin, D. P., Varsani, A., Roumagnac, P., Botha, G., Maslamoney, S., Schwab, T., Kelz, Z., Kumar, V. & Murrell, B., Jan 1 2021, In: Virus Evolution. 7, 1, veaa087. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Diverse single‐stranded dna viruses identified in chicken buccal swabs

Diverse single‐stranded dna viruses identified in chicken buccal swabs Chrzastek, K., Kraberger, S., Schmidlin, K., Fontenele, R. S., Kulkarni, A., Chappell, L., Dufour‐zavala, L., Kapczynski, D. R. & Varsani, A., Dec 2021, In: Microorganisms. 9, 12, 2602. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales

2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales Kuhn, J. H., Adkins, S., Agwanda, B. R., Al Kubrusli, R., Alkhovsky, S. V., Amarasinghe, G. K., Avšič-Županc, T., Ayllón, M. A., Bahl, J., Balkema-Buschmann, A., Ballinger, M. J., Basler, C. F., Bavari, S., Beer, M., Bejerman, N., Bennett, A. … Read more

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