2024 taxonomy update for the family Circoviridae

A Varsani, B Harrach, P Roumagnac, M Benkő… - Archives of …, 2024 - Springer
Circovirids have a circular single-stranded DNA genome packed into a small icosahedral
capsid. They are classified within two genera, Circovirus and Cyclovirus, in the family …

Identification of small circular DNA viruses in coyote fecal samples from Arizona (USA)

SC Hess, KCB Weiss, JM Custer, JS Lewis… - Archives of …, 2024 - Springer
Coyotes (Canis latrans) have a broad geographic distribution across North and Central
America. Despite their widespread presence in urban environments in the USA, there is …

Diverse circular DNA viral communities in blood, oral, and fecal samples of captive lemurs

EN Paietta, S Kraberger, MC Lund, KL Vargas… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Few studies have addressed viral diversity in lemurs despite their unique evolutionary
history on the island of Madagascar and high risk of extinction. Further, while a large number …

Using archived and biocollection samples towards deciphering the DNA virus diversity associated with rodent species in the families cricetidae and heteromyidae

MC Lund, BB Larsen, DM Rowsey, HW Otto… - Virology, 2023 - Elsevier
Rodentia is the most speciose order of mammals, and they are known to harbor a wide
range of viruses. Although there has been significant research on zoonotic viruses in …

Diverse Small Circular DNA Viruses Identified in an American Wigeon Fecal Sample

D Olivo, A Khalifeh, JM Custer, S Kraberger, A Varsani - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
American wigeons (Mareca americana) are waterfowls that are widely distributed throughout
North America. Research of viruses associated with American wigeons has been limited to …

Diverse microviruses circulating in invertebrates within a lake ecosystem

MC Lund, A Hopkins, A Dayaram… - Journal of General …, 2024 - microbiologyresearch.org
Microviruses are single-stranded DNA bacteriophages and members of the highly diverse
viral family Microviridae. Microviruses have a seemingly ubiquitous presence across animal …

Characterization of Diverse Anelloviruses, Cressdnaviruses, and Bacteriophages in the Human Oral DNA Virome from North Carolina (USA)

EN Paietta, S Kraberger, JM Custer, KL Vargas, C Espy… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The diversity of viruses identified from the various niches of the human oral cavity—from
saliva to dental plaques to the surface of the tongue—has accelerated in the age of …

Comparison of Culture-Dependent and Culture-Independent Methods for Routine Identification of Airborne Microorganisms in Speleotherapeutic Caves

TC Kišek, T Janko, T Triglav, KS Smrdel… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The effective identification of bacterial and fungal isolates is essential for microbiological
monitoring in environments like speleotherapeutic caves. This study compares MALDI-TOF …