Publications

Diverse anelloviruses identified in wild geladas (Theropithecus gelada)

Arch Virol. 2026 Jun 4;171(7):199. doi: 10.1007/s00705-026-06651-z.ABSTRACTAnelloviruses are circular single stranded DNA viruses that are highly prevalent among humans and other mammal and avian hosts, with persistent infections enduring throughout the lifespan without causing disease. Investigating these viruses in non-human primate hosts can offer a phylogenetic perspective on anellovirus-primate evolutionary dynamics, and studying wild populations … Read more

Genomic Diversity of Vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus Prophages from South African Women

Viruses. 2026 Apr 30;18(5):519. doi: 10.3390/v18050519. ABSTRACT Lactobacillus crispatus is widely associated with optimal sexual and reproductive health outcomes. While L. crispatus genomes commonly harbor prophages, little is known about their genomic diversity and potential inducibility by clinically relevant compounds. We induced and characterized four bacteriophages from four L. crispatus strains isolated from vaginal secretions … Read more

Mammal-infecting DNA viruses identified in lemurs and rodents in Madagascar mirror the evolutionary history of their hosts

Microb Genom. 2026 May;12(5). doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001728. ABSTRACT Given that some DNA viruses have been found to exhibit virus-host co-evolution and establish lifelong infection, mammals with unique evolutionary histories in island ecosystems likely host exceptionally diverse viruses. Madagascar is inhabited by endemic non-human primate and rodent lineages interacting with expansive populations of introduced non-native rodents across … Read more

ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Anelloviridae 2026

J Gen Virol. 2026 Mar;107(3):002222. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.002222. ABSTRACT The 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 … Read more

Possibility and challenges of conversion of current virus species names to Linnaean binomials

Possibility and challenges of conversion of current virus species names to Linnaean binomials Postler, T. S. , Clawson, A. N. , Amarasinghe, G. K. , Basler, C. F. , Bavari, S. , Benko, M. , Blasdell, K. R. , Briese, T. , Buchmeier, M. J. , Bukreyev, A. , Calisher, C. H. , Chandran, K. … Read more

Identification of a Nanovirus-Alphasatellite Complex in Sophora alopecuroides

Identification of a Nanovirus-Alphasatellite Complex in Sophora alopecuroides Heydarnejad, J., Kamali, M., Massumi, H., Kvarnheden, A., Male, M. F., Kraberger, S., Stainton, D., Martin, D. P. & Varsani, A. May 2 2017 In : Virus Research. 235, p. 24-32 9 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Genome sequence of a diverse goose circovirus recovered from greylag goose

Genome sequence of a diverse goose circovirus recovered from greylag goose Stenzel, T., Farkas, K. & Varsani, A. 2015 In : Genome Announcements. 3, 4, e00767-15 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Complete genome sequence of a genomovirus associated with common bean plant leaves in Brazil

Complete genome sequence of a genomovirus associated with common bean plant leaves in Brazil Lamas, N. S., Fontenele, R. S., Melo, F. L., Costa, A. F., Varsani, A. & Ribeiro, S. G. 2016 In : Genome Announcements. 4, 6, e01247-16 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Avian polyomavirus genome sequences recovered from parrots in captive breeding facilities in Poland

Avian polyomavirus genome sequences recovered from parrots in captive breeding facilities in Poland Dayaram, A., Piasecki, T., Chrzastek, K., White, R., Julian, L., van Bysterveldt, K. & Varsani, A. 2015 In : Genome Announcements. 3, 5, e00986-15 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

The role of Kenya in the trans-African spread of maize streak virus strain A

The role of Kenya in the trans-African spread of maize streak virus strain A Pande, D., Madzokere, E., Hartnady, P., Kraberger, S., Hadfield, J., Rosario, K., Jäschke, A., Monjane, A. L., Owor, B. E., Dida, M. M., Shepherd, D. N., Martin, D. P., Varsani, A. & Harkins, G. W. Mar 15 2017 In : Virus … Read more

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