Publications

ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Anelloviridae 2026

J Gen Virol. 2026 Mar;107(3):002222. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.002222.ABSTRACTThe family Anelloviridae includes viruses with circular, negative-sense, ssDNA genomes of 1.7-3.9 kb. Anelloviruses form non-enveloped icosahedral virions constructed of the ORF1 protein, which adopts the single jelly-roll structural fold. Anelloviruses have been isolated from a broad range of birds and mammals, including humans, but are not associated with … Read more

Host-anellovirus interactions in an island ecosystem: non-human primates and rodents in Madagascar harbour diverse, rich anellovirus populations

Microb Genom. 2026 Apr;12(4):001681. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001681. ABSTRACT Anelloviruses are circular, negative-sense single-stranded DNA viruses that have remarkable diversity and ubiquity across mammals. However, few studies have attempted to determine anellovirus diversity and dynamics across a biodiverse landscape. Madagascar offers a unique opportunity to study anellovirus diversity, with speciose, endemic mammalian lineages that have evolved in … Read more

Changes to virus taxonomy, the international code of virus classification and nomenclature, and the ICTV statutes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2025)

Arch Virol. 2025 Dec 18;171(1):23. doi: 10.1007/s00705-025-06485-1. ABSTRACT The 56th meeting of the Executive Committee (EC) of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) was held in Bari, Italy, in July/August, 2024, and 115 submitted taxonomy proposals were reviewed. A total of 112 were subsequently ratified by the ICTV membership. An additional 9 error … Read more

Metagenome-assembled genomes of anelloviruses in crowned lemur and aye-aye swabs

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2026 Mar 12;15(3):e0147325. doi: 10.1128/mra.01473-25. Epub 2026 Feb 18. ABSTRACT Two circular, complete genomes of anelloviruses were identified from a crowned lemur anal swab and an aye-aye skin swab from individuals at the Duke Lemur Center (Durham, NC, USA). The anelloviruses represent two species in the Anelloviridae family and expand a developing … Read more

Identification of an anellovirus and genomoviruses in ixodid ticks

Identification of an anellovirus and genomoviruses in ixodid ticks Waits, K., Edwards, M. J., Cobb, I. N., Fontenele, R. S. & Varsani, A. Nov 15 2017 (Accepted/In press) In : Virus Genes. p. 1-5 5 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Characterization of Iranian Tomato aspermy virus isolates with a variant 2b gene sequence

Characterization of Iranian Tomato aspermy virus isolates with a variant 2b gene sequence Maddahian, M., Massumi, H., Heydarnejad, J., Hosseini Pour, A. & Varsani, A. Dec 1 2017 In : Tropical Plant Pathology. 42, 6, p. 475-484 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Molecular characterization of faba bean necrotic yellows viruses in Tunisia

Molecular characterization of faba bean necrotic yellows viruses in Tunisia Kraberger, S., Kumari, S. G., Najar, A., Stainton, D., Martin, D. P. & Varsani, A. Nov 17 2017 (Accepted/In press) In : Archives of Virology. p. 1-8 8 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

First report of maize yellow mosaic virus infecting maize in Brazil

First report of maize yellow mosaic virus infecting maize in Brazil Gonçalves, M. C., Godinho, M., Alves-Freitas, D. M. T., Varsani, A. & Ribeiro, S. G. Dec 1 2017 In : Plant Disease. 101, 12, 1 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Viruses associated with Antarctic wildlife: From serology based detection to identification of genomes using high throughput sequencing

Viruses associated with Antarctic wildlife: From serology based detection to identification of genomes using high throughput sequencing Smeele, Z. E., Ainley, D. G. & Varsani, A. Jan 2 2018 In : Virus Research. 243, p. 91-105 15 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Discovery of the first maize-infecting mastrevirus in the Americas using a vector-enabled metagenomics approach

Discovery of the first maize-infecting mastrevirus in the Americas using a vector-enabled metagenomics approach Fontenele, R. S., Alves-Freitas, D. M. T., Silva, P. I. T., Foresti, J., Silva, P. R., Godinho, M. T., Varsani, A. & Ribeiro, S. G. Sep 27 2017 (Accepted/In press) In : Archives of Virology. p. 1-5 5 p. Research output: … Read more

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