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

Evolutionary history of ssDNA bacilladnaviruses features horizontal acquisition of the capsid gene from ssRNA nodaviruses

Evolutionary history of ssDNA bacilladnaviruses features horizontal acquisition of the capsid gene from ssRNA nodaviruses Kazlauskas, D., Dayaram, A., Kraberger, S., Goldstien, S., Varsani, A. & Krupovic, M. Apr 1 2017 In : Virology. 504, p. 114-121 8 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Genome sequences of beak and feather disease virus in urban rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus)

Genome sequences of beak and feather disease virus in urban rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) Collings, D. A., Collings, B. G., Julian, L., Kurenbach, B. & Varsani, A. 2016 In : Genome Announcements. 3, 2, e00283-15 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Consensus statement: Virus taxonomy in the age of metagenomics

Consensus statement: Virus taxonomy in the age of metagenomics Simmonds, P. , Adams, M. J. , Benk, M. , Breitbart, M. , Brister, J. R. , Carstens, E. B. , Davison, A. J. , Delwart, E. , Gorbalenya, A. E. , Harrach, B. , Hull, R. , King, A. M. Q. , Koonin, E. V. … Read more

Capulavirus and Grablovirus: two new genera in the family Geminiviridae

Capulavirus and Grablovirus: two new genera in the family Geminiviridae Varsani, A., Roumagnac, P., Fuchs, M., Navas-Castillo, J., Moriones, E., Idris, A., Briddon, R. W., Rivera-Bustamante, R., Murilo Zerbini, F. & Martin, D. P. Feb 17 2017 (Accepted/In press) In : Archives of Virology. p. 1-13 13 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

New strains of chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus discovered on diseased papaya and tomato plants in Burkina Faso

New strains of chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus discovered on diseased papaya and tomato plants in Burkina Faso Ouattara, A., Tiendrébéogo, F., Lefeuvre, P., Hoareau, M., Claverie, S., Traoré, E. V., Barro, N., Traoré, O., Varsani, A. & Lett, J. M. Feb 22 2017 (Accepted/In press) In : Archives of Virology. p. 1-4 4 p. Research … Read more

Genome sequence of banana streak MY virus from the Pacific Ocean island of Tonga

Genome sequence of banana streak MY virus from the Pacific Ocean island of Tonga Stainton, D., Halafihi, M., Collings, D. A. & Varsani, A. 2015 In : Genome Announcements. 3, 3, e00543-15 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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