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

Known and new emerging viruses infecting blueberry

Known and new emerging viruses infecting blueberry Saad, N., Olmstead, J. W., Jones, J. B., Varsani, A. & Harmon, P. F., Oct 2021, In: Plants. 10, 10, 2172. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Adaptation of the polony technique to quantify Gokushovirinae, a diverse group of single-stranded DNA phage

Adaptation of the polony technique to quantify Gokushovirinae, a diverse group of single-stranded DNA phage Sawaya, N. A., Baran, N., Mahank, S., Varsani, A., Lindell, D. & Breitbart, M., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Environmental microbiology. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Integrating Viral Metagenomics into an Ecological Framework

Integrating Viral Metagenomics into an Ecological Framework Sommers, P., Chatterjee, A., Varsani, A. & Trubl, G., Sep 29 2021, In: Annual Review of Virology. 8, p. 133-158 26 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Novel viruses belonging to the family Circoviridae identified in wild American wigeon samples

Novel viruses belonging to the family Circoviridae identified in wild American wigeon samples Khalifeh, A., Custer, J. M., Kraberger, S. & Varsani, A., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Archives of virology. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Taxonomy update for the family Alphasatellitidae: new subfamily, genera, and species

Taxonomy update for the family Alphasatellitidae: new subfamily, genera, and species Varsani, A., Martin, D. P., Randles, J. W., Vetten, H. J., Thomas, J. E., Fiallo-Olivé, E., Navas-Castillo, J., Lett, J. M., Zerbini, F. M., Roumagnac, P. & Gronenborn, B., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Archives of virology. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › … Read more

A 2021 taxonomy update for the family Smacoviridae

A 2021 taxonomy update for the family Smacoviridae Krupovic, M. & Varsani, A., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Archives of virology. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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