Publications

Diverse anelloviruses identified in wild geladas (Theropithecus gelada)

Arch Virol. 2026 Jun 4;171(7):199. doi: 10.1007/s00705-026-06651-z.ABSTRACTAnelloviruses are circular single stranded DNA viruses that are highly prevalent among humans and other mammal and avian hosts, with persistent infections enduring throughout the lifespan without causing disease. Investigating these viruses in non-human primate hosts can offer a phylogenetic perspective on anellovirus-primate evolutionary dynamics, and studying wild populations … Read more

Genomic Diversity of Vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus Prophages from South African Women

Viruses. 2026 Apr 30;18(5):519. doi: 10.3390/v18050519. ABSTRACT Lactobacillus crispatus is widely associated with optimal sexual and reproductive health outcomes. While L. crispatus genomes commonly harbor prophages, little is known about their genomic diversity and potential inducibility by clinically relevant compounds. We induced and characterized four bacteriophages from four L. crispatus strains isolated from vaginal secretions … Read more

Mammal-infecting DNA viruses identified in lemurs and rodents in Madagascar mirror the evolutionary history of their hosts

Microb Genom. 2026 May;12(5). doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001728. ABSTRACT Given that some DNA viruses have been found to exhibit virus-host co-evolution and establish lifelong infection, mammals with unique evolutionary histories in island ecosystems likely host exceptionally diverse viruses. Madagascar is inhabited by endemic non-human primate and rodent lineages interacting with expansive populations of introduced non-native rodents across … Read more

ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Anelloviridae 2026

J Gen Virol. 2026 Mar;107(3):002222. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.002222. ABSTRACT The family Anelloviridae includes viruses with circular, negative-sense, ssDNA genomes of 1.7-3.9 kb. Anelloviruses form non-enveloped icosahedral virions constructed of the ORF1 protein, which adopts the single jelly-roll structural fold. Anelloviruses have been isolated from a broad range of birds and mammals, including humans, but are not … Read more

Age-stratified Data Highlight Worldwide Variability in Organ Donation Rates and the Potential Increase in Organ Donation

Transplantation. 2026 Mar 1;110(3):e707-e714. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005564. Epub 2025 Nov 6. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Ongoing shortages of organs for transplantation have prompted the critical question of which countries have the highest organ donation rates and how each can increase those rates. The existing metric of donors per million population is flawed because it does not sufficiently account … Read more

Identification and characterization of a novel papillomavirus in thornback skate (Raja clavata)

Microb Genom. 2025 Nov;11(11):001541. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001541. ABSTRACT Papillomaviruses are non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses capable of infecting a wide range of vertebrates, from chondrichthyans to mammals. In this study, we report for the first time the identification and complete genome of a papillomavirus in the thornback skate (Raja clavata), named Raja clavata papillomavirus 1 (RclaPV1). The … Read more

Diversity of polyomaviruses and papillomaviruses in penguins from eastern and western Antarctica

Microb Genom. 2025 Nov;11(11):001580. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001580. ABSTRACT Polyomaviruses and papillomaviruses are icosahedral viruses with small circular dsDNA genomes. Limited information on their diversity and evolution in avian hosts is available, with even less known regarding Antarctic penguins. Prior to this study, only one polyomavirus and two papillomaviruses had been identified in Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae). … Read more

Three Distinct Circovirids Identified in a Tapeworm Recovered from a Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Three Distinct Circovirids Identified in a Tapeworm Recovered from a Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Žuštra, A., Howard, A., Schwartz, K., Day, R., Dietrich, J., Sobotyk, C., Kraberger, S. & Varsani, A., Jun 2025, In: Viruses. 17, 6, 745. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Incidence and diversity of circoviruses, polyomaviruses, and adenoviruses in exotic free-roaming rosy-faced lovebirds from Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Incidence and diversity of circoviruses, polyomaviruses, and adenoviruses in exotic free-roaming rosy-faced lovebirds from Phoenix, Arizona, USA Kraberger, S., Custer, J. M., Hammond, R., Gibson, M., Aguiar de Souza Penha, V., McGraw, H., Fountain-Jones, N. M., Olivo, D., Vargas, K. L., Kaján, G. L., Harrach, B., McGraw, K. J. & Varsani, A., Oct 2025, In: … Read more

Discovery and Genome Characterization of Three New Rhabdoviruses Infecting Passiflora spp. in Brazil

Discovery and Genome Characterization of Three New Rhabdoviruses Infecting Passiflora spp. in Brazil Vidal, A. H., Abreu, A. C. R., Dantas-Filho, J. F. S., Vianna, M. J. X., Lacorte, C., Abreu, E. F. M., Felix, G. P., Alves-Freitas, D. M. T., Pinheiro-Lima, B., Nogueira, I., Faleiro, F. G., Rosa, R. C. C., Jesus, O. N., … Read more

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