Influenza A virus cell entry, replication, virion assembly and movement

D Dou, R Revol, H Östbye, H Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Influenza viruses replicate within the nucleus of the host cell. This uncommon RNA virus trait
provides influenza with the advantage of access to the nuclear machinery during replication …

Marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean: birds and marine mammals in a changing climate

S Bestley, Y Ropert-Coudert… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The massive number of seabirds (penguins and procellariiformes) and marine mammals
(cetaceans and pinnipeds)–referred to here as top predators–is one of the most iconic …

Detection and spread of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1 in the Antarctic Region

AC Banyard, A Bennison, AMP Byrne, SM Reid… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Until recent events, the Antarctic was the only major geographical region in which high
pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) had never previously been detected. Here we …

Meta-transcriptomics reveals a diverse antibiotic resistance gene pool in avian microbiomes

VR Marcelino, M Wille, AC Hurt, D González-Acuña… - BMC biology, 2019 - Springer
Background Antibiotic resistance is rendering common bacterial infections untreatable.
Wildlife can incorporate and disperse antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment, such …

Happy feet in a hostile world? The future of penguins depends on proactive management of current and expected threats

Y Ropert-Coudert, A Chiaradia, D Ainley… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Penguins face a wide range of threats. Most observed population changes have been
negative and have happened over the last 60 years. Today, populations of 11 penguin …

Sustained RNA virome diversity in Antarctic penguins and their ticks

M Wille, E Harvey, M Shi, D Gonzalez-Acuña… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Despite its isolation and extreme climate, Antarctica is home to diverse fauna and
associated microorganisms. It has been proposed that the most iconic Antarctic animal, the …

Detection and spread of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1 in the Antarctic Region

A Bennison, AMP Byrne, SM Reid, JG Lynton-Jenkins… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Until recent events, the Antarctic was the only major geographical region in which high
pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) had never previously been detected. The …

The risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Southern Ocean: a practical guide for operators and scientists interacting with wildlife

M Dewar, M Wille, A Gamble, RET Vanstreels… - Antarctic …, 2023 - cambridge.org
The risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Southern Ocean: a practical guide for
operators and scientists interacting Page 1 The risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the …

Scavengers as prospective sentinels of viral diversity: the snowy sheathbill virome as a potential tool for monitoring virus circulation, lessons from two Antarctic …

G Zamora, S Aguilar Pierlé, J Loncopan… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antarctica is a unique environment due to its extreme meteorological and geological
conditions. In addition to this, its relative isolation from human influences has kept it …

Viruses associated with Antarctic wildlife: From serology based detection to identification of genomes using high throughput sequencing

ZE Smeele, DG Ainley, A Varsani - Virus Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Antarctic, sub-Antarctic islands and surrounding sea-ice provide a unique
environment for the existence of organisms. Nonetheless, birds and seals of a variety of …