Publications

Correction: Happel et al. Cervicovaginal Human Papillomavirus Genomes, Microbiota Composition and Cytokine Concentrations in South African Adolescents. Viruses 2023, 15, 758

Viruses. 2026 Oct 14;18(10):1140. doi: 10.3390/v18101140.ABSTRACTError in Table […].PMID:42944091 | PMC:PMC13709384 | DOI:10.3390/v18101140

Relatedness of Gardnerella prophages and their endolysins

bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Sep 29:2026.09.28.754664. doi: 10.64898/2026.09.28.754664. ABSTRACT The 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 … 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

How virulent are emerging maize-infecting mastreviruses?

How virulent are emerging maize-infecting mastreviruses? Oyeniran, K. A., Hartnady, P., Claverie, S., Lefeuvre, P., Monjane, A. L., Donaldson, L., Lett, J. M., Varsani, A. & Martin, D. P., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Archives of virology. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Unveiling crucivirus diversity by mining metagenomic data

Unveiling crucivirus diversity by mining metagenomic data de la Higuera, I., Kasun, G. W., Torrance, E. L., Pratt, A. A., Maluenda, A., Colombet, J., Bisseux, M., Ravet, V., Dayaram, A., Stainton, D., Kraberger, S., Zawar-Reza, P., Goldstien, S., Briskie, J. V., White, R., Taylor, H., Gomez, C., Ainley, D. G., Harding, J. S., Fontenele, R. … Read more

Complete genome sequence of a phapecoctavirus isolated from a pigeon cloacal swab sample

Complete genome sequence of a phapecoctavirus isolated from a pigeon cloacal swab sample Khalifeh, A., Kraberger, S., Dziewulska, D., Stenzel, T. & Varsani, A., Feb 4 2021, In: Microbiology Resource Announcements. 10, 5, e01471-20. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Diverse cressdnaviruses and an anellovirus identified in the fecal samples of yellow-bellied marmots

Diverse cressdnaviruses and an anellovirus identified in the fecal samples of yellow-bellied marmots Khalifeh, A., Blumstein, D. T., Fontenele, R. S., Schmidlin, K., Richet, C., Kraberger, S. & Varsani, A., Feb 2021, In: Virology. 554, p. 89-96 8 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

VIRIDIC-A Novel Tool to Calculate the Intergenomic Similarities of Prokaryote-Infecting Viruses

VIRIDIC-A Novel Tool to Calculate the Intergenomic Similarities of Prokaryote-Infecting Viruses Moraru, C., Varsani, A. & Kropinski, A. M., Nov 6 2020, In: Viruses. 12, 11 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Risk assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in Antarctic wildlife

Risk assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in Antarctic wildlife Barbosa, A., Varsani, A., Morandini, V., Grimaldi, W., Vanstreels, R. E. T., Diaz, J. I., Boulinier, T., Dewar, M., González-Acuña, D., Gray, R., McMahon, C. R., Miller, G., Power, M., Gamble, A. & Wille, M., Feb 10 2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 755, 143352. Research output: … Read more

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