Viruses with circular ssDNA genomes that encode a replication initiator protein (Rep) are
among the smallest viruses known to infect both eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. In the …

Over the last five years next-generation sequencing has become a cost effective and efficient
method for identifying known and unknown microorganisms. Access to this technique has …

In recent years, innovations in molecular techniques and sequencing technologies have
resulted in a rapid expansion in the number of known viral sequences, in particular those with …

Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV; family Nanoviridae, genus Babuvirus) is a multi-component
single-stranded DNA virus, which infects banana plants in many regions of the world, often …

Herpesviruses are ubiquitous and can cause disease in all classes of vertebrates but also
in animals of lower taxa, including molluscs. It is generally accepted that herpesviruses are …

Next generation sequencing and metagenomic approaches are commonly used for the
identification of circular replication associated protein (Rep)-encoding single stranded (CRESS) …

Coasts are among our most valuable natural assets but are under intense pressure from
human use and climate change. Despite this, coasts – as a coherent ecological unit – have …

Bacilladnaviruses have single-stranded (ss) DNA genomes and infect diatoms, a major group
of unicellular algae widespread in aquatic habitats. Despite their ecological importance, …

Members of the family Circoviridae, specifically the genus Circovirus, were thought to infect
only vertebrates; however, members of a sister group under the same family, the proposed …

Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are proviral sequences that result from colonization of the
host germ line by exogenous retroviruses. The majority of ERVs represent defective retroviral …