The male genital tract (MGT) is the target of a number of viral infections that can have
deleterious consequences at the individual, offspring, and population levels. These …

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 …

Bats are distinctive among mammals due to their ability to fly, use laryngeal echolocation,
and tolerate viruses. However, there are currently no reliable cellular models for studying bat …

Species within the Neoromicia bat genus are abundant and widely distributed in Africa. It is
common for these insectivorous bats to roost in anthropogenic structures in urban regions …

Despite a small genome size, bats have comparable diversity of retroviral and non-retroviral
endogenous sequences to other mammals. These include Class I and Class II retroviral …

Caves provide critical roosting habitats for bats globally, but are increasingly disturbed or
destroyed by human activities such as tourism and extractive industries. In addition to …

Herpesviruses are large DNA viruses that have long been used as powerful gene therapy
tools. In recent years, the ability of herpesviruses to stimulate both innate and adaptive …

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a serious threat to public health worldwide. We used multiplex
polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based next-generation sequencing (NGS) to derive …

Viruses have evolved diverse mechanisms to antagonize host immunity such as direct
inhibition and relocalization of cellular APOBEC3B (A3B) by the ribonucleotide reductase …

ABSTRACT APOBEC3B is a single-stranded DNA cytosine deaminase with beneficial
innate antiviral functions. However, misregulated APOBEC3B can also be detrimental by …