In recent years, the use of longer range read data combined with advances in assembly
algorithms has stimulated big improvements in the contiguity and quality of genome …

Bats are hosts of a range of viruses, including ebolaviruses, and many important human viral
infections, such as measles and mumps, may have their ancestry traced back to bats. Here, I …

Porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) is clinically manifested by postweaning
multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS), respiratory and enteric disease, reproductive …

Emerging infectious diseases remain a significant threat to public health. Most emerging
infectious disease agents in humans are of zoonotic origin. Bats are important reservoir …

The Poxviridae family is comprised of double-stranded DNA viruses belonging to
nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV). Among the NCLDV, poxviruses exhibit the …

Parvoviruses are a diverse group of viruses containing some of the smallest known species
that are capable of infecting a wide range of animals. Metagenomic sequencing of pooled …

Background The dispensable genome of a species, consisting of the dispensable
sequences present only in a subset of individuals, is believed to play important roles in …

Background Molecular assays are the gold standard methods used to diagnose viral
respiratory pathogens. Pitfalls associated with this technique include limits to the number of …

Several bat species act as asymptomatic reservoirs for many viruses that are highly
pathogenic in other mammals. Here, we have characterized the functional diversification of …

The prediction of viral zoonosis epidemics has become a major public health issue. A
profound understanding of the viral population in key animal species acting as reservoirs …