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

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

Citrus viroids in Tunisia: Prevalence and molecular characterization

Citrus viroids in Tunisia: Prevalence and molecular characterization Najar, A., Hamdi, I., Varsani, A. & Duran-Vila, N. Jan 1 2017 In : Journal of Plant Pathology. 99, 3, p. 787-792 6 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Geometagenomics illuminates the impact of agriculture on the distribution and prevalence of plant viruses at the ecosystem scale

Geometagenomics illuminates the impact of agriculture on the distribution and prevalence of plant viruses at the ecosystem scale Bernardo, P., Charles-Dominique, T., Barakat, M., Ortet, P., Fernandez, E., Filloux, D., Hartnady, P., Rebelo, T. A., Cousins, S. R., Mesleard, F., Cohez, D., Yavercovski, N., Varsani, A., Harkins, G. W., Peterschmitt, M., Malmstrom, C. M., Martin, … Read more

Nanovirus-alphasatellite complex identified in Vicia cracca in the Rhône delta region of France

Nanovirus-alphasatellite complex identified in Vicia cracca in the Rhône delta region of France Gallet, R., Kraberger, S., Filloux, D., Galzi, S., Fontes, H., Martin, D. P., Varsani, A. & Roumagnac, P. Nov 20 2017 (Accepted/In press) In : Archives of Virology. p. 1-6 6 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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