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

Turnip leaf curl disease associated with two begomoviruses in south-eastern Iran

Turnip leaf curl disease associated with two begomoviruses in south-eastern Iran Heydarnejad, J., Kamali, M., Hassanvand, V., Massumi, H., Shamshiri, M. & Varsani, A. Apr 1 2018 In : Tropical Plant Pathology. 43, 2, p. 165-169 5 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Passion fruit chlorotic mottle virus: Molecular characterization of a new divergent geminivirus in Brazil

Passion fruit chlorotic mottle virus: Molecular characterization of a new divergent geminivirus in Brazil Fontenele, R. S., Abreu, R. A., Lamas, N. S., Alves-Freitas, D. M. T., Vidal, A. H., Poppiel, R. R., Melo, F. L., Lacorte, C., Martin, D. P., Campos, M. A., Varsani, A. & Ribeiro, S. G. Apr 1 2018 In : … Read more

Pervasive chimerism in the replication-associated proteins of uncultured single-stranded DNA viruses

Pervasive chimerism in the replication-associated proteins of uncultured single-stranded DNA viruses Kazlauskas, D., Varsani, A. & Krupovic, M. Apr 10 2018 In : Viruses. 10, 4, 187 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Fish polyomaviruses belong to two distinct evolutionary lineages

Fish polyomaviruses belong to two distinct evolutionary lineages Van Doorslaer, K., Kraberger, S., Austin, C., Farkas, K., Bergeman, M., Paunil, E., Davison, W. & Varsani, A. Apr 1 2018 In : Journal of General Virology. 99, 4, p. 567-573 7 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Genome sequences of two singlestranded DNA viruses identified in Varroa destructor

Genome sequences of two singlestranded DNA viruses identified in Varroa destructor Kraberger, S., Visnovsky, G. A., van Toor, R. F., Male, M. F., Waits, K., Fontenele, R. S. & Varsani, A. Mar 1 2018 In : Genome Announcements. 6, 9, e00107-18 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Recombinant goose circoviruses circulating in domesticated and wild geese in Poland

Recombinant goose circoviruses circulating in domesticated and wild geese in Poland Stenzel, T., Dziewulska, D., Muhire, B. M., Hartnady, P., Kraberger, S., Martin, D. P. & Varsani, A. Mar 2 2018 In : Viruses. 10, 3, 107 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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