Why Scientists Are Puzzled By This #Virus - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbvAaDN1bpE

#Virome #Kurzgesagt

Highly divergent and diverse #viral #community infecting sylvatic #mosquitoes from Northeast #Brazil, J Virol.: https://journals.asm.org/doi/abs/10.1128/jvi.00083-24?af=R

Here, we characterized the #RNA #virome of 10 sylvatic mosquito species from Atlantic #forest remains at a sylvatic–urban interface in Northeast Brazil employing a metatranscriptomic approach. A total of 16 viral families were detected. The phylogenetic reconstructions of 14 viral families revealed that the majority of the sequences are putative ISVs.

The radiation of New Zealand’s skinks and geckos is associated with distinct viromes: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-024-02269-4

#virome #genomics #biodiversity #biogeography

#Virome #Sequencing Identifies #H5N1 Avian #Influenza in #Wastewater from Nine #Cities. MedRxIV, https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.10.24307179v1

19 of 23 monitored sites had at least one detection event, and H5N1 serotype became dominant over seasonal influenza over time. A variant analysis suggests avian or #bovine origin but other potential sources, especially humans, could not be excluded.

Cross-species #virus #transmission found in several species of small furry #animals.

#epizootic #virome

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-cross-species-virus-transmission-species-small.html

ICYMI - The NIH Human Virome funding announcements were published last week:

https://commonfund.nih.gov/humanvirome/fundingopportunities

#NIH #Funding #Virome

Many studies have explored the role of bacteria in #IBD, but research has been more sparse on viruses, which may hold valuable clues to disease triggers and development.

#crohnsdisease #crohns #CrohnsColitis #crohnsandcolitis #inflammatoryboweldisease #virome #viruses

Many studies have explored the role of bacteria in #IBD, but research has been more sparse on viruses, which may hold valuable clues to disease triggers and development.
#crohnsdisease #crohns #CrohnsColitis #crohnsandcolitis #inflammatoryboweldisease #virome #viruses

New preprint from Banfield lab. Curated project-specific #phage database essential to study.

Infant gut bacteriophage strain persistence during the first three years of life https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.07.552389v1

#microbiome #virome

Excellent opportunity for anyone wanting to undertake a postdoc in #phage research, with Professor Andrey Shkoporov https://twitter.com/AShkoporov at University College Cork. Contact Andrey directly about this position.

#microbiome #virome #HGT

Small numbers of mice, but really interesting work. Metabolite-free, PEG/NaCl-preciptated material used for virome inocula.

Fecal virome transplantation is sufficient to alter fecal microbiota and drive lean and obese body phenotypes in mice https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19490976.2023.2236750

#microbiome #obesity #virome

The Human Virome Project is coming y’all!

Notices of Intent to Publish went out yesterday to announce 4 upcoming NIH funding opportunities:

1. Consortium Organization and Data Collaborating Center
2. Longitudinal characterization of the virome in cohorts
3. Tools for interrogation and annotation of the virome
4. Functional interactions between viruses, human, and microbial hosts

https://commonfund.nih.gov/humanvirome/fundingopportunities

#NIH #funding #virome

My old lab from Cork, Ireland in Nature this week with "Structural atlas of a human gut crassvirus". Really great team, always so supportive, friendly and hard working, really well earned! Plus such nice pictures. (Damn maybe I should have stayed 🤣 )

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06019-2

#microbiome #research #virome #microbiology #viruses #sciart

Thousands of unknown #viruses discovered in baby #poo – why this is not necessarily a bad thing.

#microbiome #bacteriophages #virome

https://theconversation.com/thousands-of-unknown-viruses-discovered-in-baby-poo-why-this-is-not-necessarily-a-bad-thing-204419

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.04.26.538077v1 Benchmarking of virus detection methods from WGS data. PPR-Meta seems best in environmental samples, while VirSorter2 is best in the gut. Which is good, because VirSorter2 is what we're using at the moment in the @BorkLab 😅

#bioRxiv #microbiome #virome

Researchers uncover the tissue-#resident eukaryotic #DNA #virome in #humans.

#lysogeny

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-uncover-tissue-resident-eukaryotic-dna-virome.html

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🦠 #RNA Viruses in Ticks that Feed on Farm Animals 🐮

In addition to the above studies ☝️, another one looked at the #virome of ticks that feed on livestock in Uganda.

• Analyzed 2,754 ticks from 31 farms.
• Used semi-agnostic sequencing to detect all known #virus families.
• Found 22 viruses from 9 families, of which 5 were novel!
• Orthonairoviruses were notable, including Crimean-Congo Fever virus & a novel one.

https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.10.532017
#virology @virology #epidemiology #InfectiousDisease

@PeerCommunityIn Now published in Peer Community Journal, #Infections section: African #armyants at the forefront of #virome surveillance in a remote #tropicalforest https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.249

7/6
🦠 RNA Viruses in Ticks — Ticks that Feed on Bats! 🦇

In addition to the above studies ☝️, a new study looked at the #RNA #virome of ticks— specifically ticks that feed on bats in Sweden.

• Found 16 viruses from 11 #virus families, of which 15 were novel!
• Authors suggest that such surveillance might help identify potential zoonoses.

"Substantial viral and bacterial diversity at the bat–tick interface"
https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000942
#virology @virology #epidemiology #InfectiousDisease @eddieholmes