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

Identification of a new turncurtovirus in the leafhopper Circulifer haematoceps and the host plant species Sesamum indicum

Identification of a new turncurtovirus in the leafhopper Circulifer haematoceps and the host plant species Sesamum indicum Hasanvand, V., Kamali, M., Heydarnejad, J., Massumi, H., Kvarnheden, A. & Varsani, A., Jan 1 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Virus Genes. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Virus discovery in all three major lineages of terrestrial arthropods highlights the diversity of single-stranded DNA viruses associated with invertebrates

Virus discovery in all three major lineages of terrestrial arthropods highlights the diversity of single-stranded DNA viruses associated with invertebrates Rosario, K., Mettel, K. A., Benner, B. E., Johnson, R., Scott, C., Yusseff-Vanegas, S. Z., Baker, C. C. M., Cassill, D. L., Storer, C., Varsani, A. & Breitbart, M., Jan 1 2018, In : PeerJ. … Read more

The westward journey of alfalfa leaf curl virus

The westward journey of alfalfa leaf curl virus Davoodi, Z. , Bejerman, N. , Richet, C. , Filloux, D. , Kumari, S. G. , Chatzivassiliou, E. K. , Galzi, S. , Julian, C. , Samarfard, S. , Trucco, V. , Giolitti, F. , Fiallo-Olivé, E. , Navas-Castillo, J. , Asaad, N. , Moukahel, A. R. … Read more

Notes on recombination and reassortment in multipartite/segmented viruses

Notes on recombination and reassortment in multipartite/segmented viruses Varsani, A., Lefeuvre, P., Roumagnac, P. & Martin, D., Dec 1 2018, In : Current opinion in virology. 33, p. 156-166 11 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Novel circular DNA viruses associated with Apiaceae and Poaceae from South Africa and New Zealand

Novel circular DNA viruses associated with Apiaceae and Poaceae from South Africa and New Zealand Richet, C., Kraberger, S., Filloux, D., Bernardo, P., Harkins, G. W., Martin, D. P., Roumagnac, P. & Varsani, A., Jan 1 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Archives of virology. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Genome Sequence of a Gyrovirus Associated with Ashy Storm- Petrel

Ashy storm-petrels (order Procellariiformes) are seabirds that are found along the coast of California to Baja Mexico. A novel gyrovirus was identified from a cloacal swab of an ashy storm-petrel, which is the second gyrovirus to be identified in sea birds, the first being found in the related northern fulmar. Waits, K., Bradley, R.W., Warzybok, … Read more

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