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

Kombucha: A novel model system for cooperation and conflict in a complex multi-species microbial ecosystem

Kombucha: A novel model system for cooperation and conflict in a complex multi-species microbial ecosystem May, A., Narayanan, S., Alcock, J., Varsani, A., Maley, C. & Aktipis, A., Jan 1 2019, In : PeerJ. 2019, 9, e7565. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Exploring the diversity of Poaceae-infecting mastreviruses on Reunion Island using a viral metagenomics-based approach

Exploring the diversity of Poaceae-infecting mastreviruses on Reunion Island using a viral metagenomics-based approach Claverie, S., Ouattara, A., Hoareau, M., Filloux, D., Varsani, A., Roumagnac, P., Martin, D. P., Lett, J. M. & Lefeuvre, P., Dec 1 2019, In : Scientific reports. 9, 1, 12716. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Single stranded dna viruses associated with capybara faeces sampled in brazil

Single stranded dna viruses associated with capybara faeces sampled in brazil Fontenele, R. S., Lacorte, C., Lamas, N. S., Schmidlin, K., Varsani, A. & Ribeiro, S. G., Aug 1 2019, In : Viruses. 11, 8, 710. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Multiple origins of prokaryotic and eukaryotic single-stranded DNA viruses from bacterial and archaeal plasmids

Multiple origins of prokaryotic and eukaryotic single-stranded DNA viruses from bacterial and archaeal plasmids Kazlauskas, D., Varsani, A., Koonin, E. V. & Krupovic, M., Jul 31 2019, In : Nature communications. 10, 1, 1 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Molecular and partial biological characterization of the coat protein sequences of Iranian alfalfa mosaic virus isolates

Molecular and partial biological characterization of the coat protein sequences of Iranian alfalfa mosaic virus isolates Mangeli, F., Massumi, H., Alipour, F., Maddahian, M., Heydarnejad, J., Hosseinipour, A., Amid-Motlagh, M. H., Azizizadeh, M. & Varsani, A., Aug 15 2019, In : Journal of Plant Pathology. 101, 3, p. 735-742 8 p. Research output: Contribution to … Read more

First report of barley yellow dwarf virus in maize in Tunisia

First report of barley yellow dwarf virus in maize in Tunisia Hamdi, I., Najar, A., Ghanem, H. B., Varsani, A. & Jemmali, A., Jan 1 2019, In : Journal of Plant Pathology. Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

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