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

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

Molecular diversity, geographic distribution and host range of monocot-infecting mastreviruses in Africa and surrounding islands

Molecular diversity, geographic distribution and host range of monocot-infecting mastreviruses in Africa and surrounding islands Kraberger, S., Saumtally, S., Pande, D., Khoodoo, M. H. R., Dhayan, S., Dookun-Saumtally, A., Shepherd, D. N., Hartnady, P., Atkinson, R., Lakay, F. M., Hanson, B., Redhi, D., Monjane, A. L., Windram, O. P., Walters, M., Oluwafemi, S., Michel-Lett, J., … Read more

Occurrence of a novel mastrevirus in sugarcane germplasm collections in Florida, Guadeloupe and Réunion

Occurrence of a novel mastrevirus in sugarcane germplasm collections in Florida, Guadeloupe and Réunion Boukari, W., Alcalá-Briseño, R. I., Kraberger, S., Fernandez, E., Filloux, D., Daugrois, J. H., Comstock, J. C., Lett, J. M., Martin, D. P., Varsani, A., Roumagnac, P., Polston, J. E. & Rott, P. C. Jul 28 2017 In : Virology Journal. … Read more

Novel mastreviruses identified in Australian wild rice

Novel mastreviruses identified in Australian wild rice Kraberger, S., Geering, A. D. W., Walters, M., Martin, D. P. & Varsani, A. Jun 15 2017 In : Virus Research. 238, p. 193-197 5 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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