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

Known and novel parvoviruses identified in domestic pigeons

Known and novel parvoviruses identified in domestic pigeons Łukaszuk, E., Dziewulska, D., Khalifeh, A., Custer, J. M., Kraberger, S., Varsani, A. & Stenzel, T., Dec 2025, In: BMC Veterinary Research. 21, 1, 47. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Intestivirid Acquisition Increases Across Infancy in a Wild Primate Population

Intestivirid Acquisition Increases Across Infancy in a Wild Primate Population Schneider-Crease, I. A., Moya, I. L., Chiou, K. L., Baniel, A., Haile, A. A., Kebede, F., Abebe, B., Lu, A., Bergman, T. J., Snyder-Mackler, N. & Varsani, A., Jun 2025, In: Molecular ecology. 34, 12, e17801. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Avian circoviruses and hepadnaviruses identified in tissue samples of various waterfowl

Avian circoviruses and hepadnaviruses identified in tissue samples of various waterfowl Olivo, D. A., Kraberger, S., Chiu, E. S., Custer, J. M., Jackson, D., Regney, M., Lund, M. C., Bandoo, R. A., Souza Penha, V. A. D., Drake, D., McGraw, K. J. & Varsani, A., Feb 2025, In: Virology. 603, 110381. Research output: Contribution to … Read more

Increase of niche filling with increase of host richness for plant-infecting mastreviruses

Increase of niche filling with increase of host richness for plant-infecting mastreviruses Ben Chéhida, S., Devi Bunwaree, H., Hoareau, M., Moubset, O., Julian, C., Blondin, L., Filloux, D., Lavergne, C., Roumagnac, P., Varsani, A., Martin, D. P., Lett, J. M. & Lefeuvre, P., 2024, In: Virus Evolution. 10, 1, veae107. Research output: Contribution to journal … Read more

2024 taxonomic update for the families Naryaviridae, Nenyaviridae, and Vilyaviridae

2024 taxonomic update for the families Naryaviridae, Nenyaviridae, and Vilyaviridae Varsani, A., Hopkins, A., Lund, M. C. & Krupovic, M., Jan 2025, In: Archives of virology. 170, 1, 18. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Diverse Circular DNA Viral Communities in Blood, Oral, and Fecal Samples of Captive Lemurs

Diverse Circular DNA Viral Communities in Blood, Oral, and Fecal Samples of Captive Lemurs Paietta, E. N., Kraberger, S., Lund, M. C., Vargas, K. L., Custer, J. M., Ehmke, E., Yoder, A. D. & Varsani, A., Jul 2024, In: Viruses. 16, 7, 1099. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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