[HTML][HTML] Resistance of Omicron subvariants BA. 2.75. 2, BA. 4.6, and BQ. 1.1 to neutralizing antibodies

…, F Porrot, P Maes, L Grzelak, M Prot, S Mougari… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Convergent evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2, BA.4, and BA.5 lineages has led to the
emergence of several new subvariants, including BA.2.75.2, BA.4.6. and BQ.1.1. The …

[HTML][HTML] Virophages of giant viruses: an update at eleven

S Mougari, D Sahmi-Bounsiar, A Levasseur, P Colson… - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
The last decade has been marked by two eminent discoveries that have changed our
perception of the virology field: The discovery of giant viruses and a distinct new class of viral …

[HTML][HTML] Fruit bats as natural reservoir of highly pathogenic henipaviruses: balance between antiviral defense and viral tolerance

S Mougari, C Gonzalez, O Reynard, B Horvat - Current Opinion in Virology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights • Bats are asymptomatic reservoir of numerous deadly viruses including
Henipavirus. • Bats could dampen inflammation following positive selection of many immune …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery and further studies on giant viruses at the IHU Mediterranee infection that modified the perception of the virosphere

…, R Francis, R Rodrigues, LS Silva, D Sahmi, S Mougari… - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
The history of giant viruses began in 2003 with the identification of Acanthamoeba polyphaga
mimivirus. Since then, giant viruses of amoeba enlightened an unknown part of the viral …

Isolation of Yasminevirus, the first member of Klosneuvirinae isolated in coculture with Vermamoeba vermiformis, demonstrates an extended arsenal of translational …

LH Bajrai, S Mougari, J Andreani, E Baptiste… - Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
… Authors: Leena Hussein Bajrai, Saïd Mougari, Julien Andreani, Emeline Baptiste, Jeremy …
Saïd Mougari … Leena Hussein Bajrai and Saïd Mougari contributed equally to this article. …

[HTML][HTML] Human infection with orf virus and description of its whole genome, France, 2017

…, J Fongue, JYB Khalil, L David, S Mougari… - Emerging infectious …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Zoonotic transmission of parapoxvirus from animals to humans has been reported; clinical
manifestations are skin lesions on the fingers and hands after contact with infected animals. …

[HTML][HTML] Tupanvirus”, a new genus in the family Mimiviridae

RAL Rodrigues, S Mougari, P Colson, B La Scola… - Archives of …, 2019 - Springer
The genus “Tupanvirus” is a new proposed taxon to be included in the family Mimiviridae.
The two known tupanvirus isolates were isolated from soda lake and oceanic sediments …

[HTML][HTML] Tupanvirus-infected amoebas are induced to aggregate with uninfected cells promoting viral dissemination

G Oliveira, L Silva, T Leão, S Mougari… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The discovery of giant viruses in the last years has fascinated the scientific community due
to virus particles size and genome complexity. Among such fantastic discoveries, we have …

[HTML][HTML] Guarani virophage, a new Sputnik-like isolate from a Brazilian lake

S Mougari, M Bekliz, J Abrahao, F Di Pinto… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Virophages are critical regulators of viral population dynamics and potential actors in the
stability of the microbial networks. These small biological entities predate the replicative cycle …

[HTML][HTML] A virophage cross-species infection through mutant selection represses giant virus propagation, promoting host cell survival

S Mougari, N Chelkha, D Sahmi-Bounsiar… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Virus adaptation to new hosts is a major cause of infectious disease emergence. This mechanism
has been intensively studied in the context of zoonotic virus spillover, due to its impact …