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

Diverse genomoviruses representing twenty-nine species identified associated with plants

Diverse genomoviruses representing twenty-nine species identified associated with plants Fontenele, R. S., Roumagnac, P., Richet, C., Kraberger, S., Stainton, D., Aleamotu‘a, M., Filloux, D., Bernardo, P., Harkins, G. W., McCarthy, J., Charles, L. S., Lamas, N. S., Abreu, E. F. M., Abreu, R. A., Batista, G. B., Lacerda, A. L. M., Salywon, A., Wojciechowski, M. … Read more

Identification of Circovirus Genome in a Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) and Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) on the Antarctic Peninsula

Identification of Circovirus Genome in a Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) and Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) on the Antarctic Peninsula Levy, H., Fiddaman, S. R., Djurhuus, A., Black, C. E., Kraberger, S., Smith, A. L., Hart, T. & Varsani, A., Aug 6 2020, In : Viruses. 12, 8 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Blueberry red ringspot virus genomes from Florida inferred through analysis of blueberry root transcriptomes

Blueberry red ringspot virus genomes from Florida inferred through analysis of blueberry root transcriptomes Saad, N., Alcalá-Briseño, R. I., Polston, J. E., Olmstead, J. W., Varsani, A. & Harmon, P. F., Dec 1 2020, In : Scientific reports. 10, 1, 12043. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Diet segregation in Adélie penguins: Some individuals attempt to overcome colony-induced and annual foraging challenges

Diet segregation in Adélie penguins: Some individuals attempt to overcome colony-induced and annual foraging challenges Massaro, M., Ainley, D. G., Santora, J. A., Quillfeldt, P., Lescroël, A., Whitehead, A., Varsani, A., Ballard, G. & Lyver, P. O. B., Jul 9 2020, In : Marine Ecology Progress Series. 645, p. 205-218 14 p. Research output: Contribution … 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

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