Publications

Relatedness of Gardnerella prophages and their endolysins

bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Sep 29:2026.09.28.754664. doi: 10.64898/2026.09.28.754664.ABSTRACTThe 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 into 140 … 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

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. ABSTRACT Adenoviruses (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 … Read more

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

Evolution and ecology of plant viruses

Evolution and ecology of plant viruses Lefeuvre, P., Martin, D. P., Elena, S. F., Shepherd, D. N., Roumagnac, P. & Varsani, A., Jan 1 2019, In : Nature Reviews Microbiology. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Novel smacoviruses identified in the faeces of two wild felids: North American bobcat and African lion

Novel smacoviruses identified in the faeces of two wild felids: North American bobcat and African lion Kraberger, S., Serieys, L., Fountain-Jones, N., Packer, C., Riley, S. & Varsani, A., Jan 1 2019, In : Archives of virology. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Unravelling the single-stranded DNA virome of the New Zealand blackfly

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