The number and diversity of viral sequences that are identified in metagenomic data far
exceeds that of experimentally characterized virus isolates. In a recent workshop, a panel of …

Monitoring the emergence and re-emergence of viral diseases with the goal of containing
the spread of viral agents requires both adequate preparedness and quick response …

Genome editing technologies based on DNA-dependent polymerases (DDPs) could offer
several benefits compared with other types of editors to install diverse edits. Here, we …

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

In pigs, three circovirus species within the genus Circovirus have been identified so far,
including the non‐pathogenic Porcine circovirus 1 (PCV1), the pathogenic Porcine …

The family Circoviridae contains viruses with covalently closed, circular, single-stranded
DNA (ssDNA) genomes, including the smallest known autonomously replicating, capsid …

Background Porcine circovirus 2 causes different clinical syndromes resulting in a significant
economic loss in the pork industry. Three pigs with unexplained cardiac and multi-organ …

Integration into the nuclear genome of germ line cells can lead to vertical inheritance of
retroviral genes as host alleles. For other viruses, germ line integration has only rarely been …

While single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) was once thought to be a relatively rare genomic
architecture for viruses, modern metagenomics sequencing has revealed circular ssDNA …

The human skin is a complex ecosystem that hosts a heterogeneous flora. Until recently, the
diversity of the cutaneous microbiota was mainly investigated for bacteria through culture …