Publications

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.ABSTRACTAdenoviruses (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 leverage a … Read more

Genomes of cressdnaviricots and phixviricots in a freshwater lake sample from Arizona, USA

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2026 Aug 28:e0092026. doi: 10.1128/mra.00920-26. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT A viral metagenomic analysis of a 40 ml water sample from a small freshwater lake near Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, resulted in the identification of 295 circular viral genome sequences. Of these, 126 are members of Cressdnaviricota and 169 of Phixviricota phyla. PMID:42663468 … Read more

Effects of Nutrient Limitation on Antarctic Microbial Community Diversity, Composition, and Interactions: A Cryoconite Microcosm Study

Microorganisms. 2026 Aug 16;14(8):1807. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms14081807. ABSTRACT Dry, harsh, nutrient-limited environments such as the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, may be particularly susceptible to changes in nutrient availability, demonstrating strong deterministic community assembly processes shaping communities within an ecosystem largely dominated by stochastic processes. Utilizing previously characterized cryoconite hole sediments from Canada Glacier in Taylor Valley, … Read more

Atypical myxomatosis in European rabbits is caused by the recombinant myxoma virus involved in species jumping into hares

bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Jul 27:2026.07.25.740729. doi: 10.64898/2026.07.25.740729. ABSTRACT Myxoma virus (MYXV), a member of the Leporipoxvirus genus (species Leporipoxvirus myxoma; family Poxviridae ), causes a highly lethal disease known as myxomatosis in European rabbits. In late 2018, a new natural MYXV isolate, MYXV-Tol (a.k.a. hare MYXV; ha-MYXV), emerged and caused myxomatosis-like disease with high mortality … Read more

An 81-Nucleotide Deletion in SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a Identified from Sentinel Surveillance in Arizona (January to March 2020)

An 81-Nucleotide Deletion in SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a Identified from Sentinel Surveillance in Arizona (January to March 2020) Holland, L. R. A., Kaelin, E. A., Maqsood, R., Estifanos, B., Wu, L. I., Varsani, A., Halden, R. U., Hogue, B. G., Scotch, M. & Lim, E. S., Jul 1 2020, In : Journal of virology. 94, 14 Research … Read more

Isolation and characterization of a novel geminivirus from parsley

Isolation and characterization of a novel geminivirus from parsley Hasanvand, V., Heydanejad, J., Massumi, H., Kleinow, T., Jeske, H. & Varsani, A., Sep 2020, In : Virus research. 286, 198056. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Cressdnaviricota: a Virus Phylum Unifying Seven Families of Rep-Encoding Viruses with Single-Stranded, Circular DNA Genomes

Cressdnaviricota: a Virus Phylum Unifying Seven Families of Rep-Encoding Viruses with Single-Stranded, Circular DNA Genomes Krupovic, M., Varsani, A., Kazlauskas, D., Breitbart, M., Delwart, E., Rosario, K., Yutin, N., Wolf, Y. I., Harrach, B., Zerbini, F. M., Dolja, V. V., Kuhn, J. H. & Koonin, E. V., Jun 1 2020, In : Journal of virology. … Read more

Sorghum mastrevirus-associated alphasatellites: new geminialphasatellites associated with an African streak mastrevirus infecting wild Poaceae plants on Reunion Island

Sorghum mastrevirus-associated alphasatellites: new geminialphasatellites associated with an African streak mastrevirus infecting wild Poaceae plants on Reunion Island Claverie, S., Varsani, A., Hoareau, M., Filloux, D., Roumagnac, P., Martin, D. P., Lefeuvre, P. & Lett, J. M., Jan 1 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Archives of virology. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

The global distribution of Banana bunchy top virus reveals little evidence for frequent recent, human-mediated long distance dispersal events

The global distribution of Banana bunchy top virus reveals little evidence for frequent recent, human-mediated long distance dispersal events Stainton, D., Martin, D. P., Muhire, B. M., Lolohea, S., Halafihi, M., Lepoint, P., Blomme, G., Crew, K. S., Sharman, M., Kraberger, S., Dayaram, A., Walters, M., Collings, D. A., Mabvakure, B., Lemey, P., Harkins, G. … Read more

Frequent cross-species transmissions of foamy virus between domestic and wild felids

Frequent cross-species transmissions of foamy virus between domestic and wild felids Kraberger, S., Fountain-Jones, N. M., Gagne, R. B., Malmberg, J., Dannemiller, N. G., Logan, K., Alldredge, M., Varsani, A., Crooks, K. R., Craft, M., Carver, S. & Vandewoude, S., Jan 17 2020, In : Virus Evolution. 6, 1, vez058. Research output: Contribution to journal … Read more

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