@alnajifg.bsky.social's long-delayed masterpiece (spanning his time in my and Marco Vignuzzi's labs) on influenza virus WT/DelVG co-evolutionary dynamics is finally out!! Lots of exciting data about how DelVGs evolve and compete within complex populations. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Fadi Alnaji@alnajifg.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Finally, it's up on bioRxiv! It's been a rewarding journey shaping this story. My deepest gratitude to @vignuzzilab.bsky.social and @christopherbrooke.bsky.social for their incredible support, and to the @mcbillinois.bsky.social & @astar-idlabs.bsky.social for enabling this research

Next French plant virology meeting 17-21 January 2027 VIRUSES IN THE ALPS ❄️⛅️ alphavisa.com/rvv/en/

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Please share widely! Abstract submissions open for the 2026 Jacques Monod conference: Ecology and evolution of host-parasite interactions in a changing world! Held in beautiful Roscoff France from November 2- 6, 2026. Abstracts submission deadline : June 6 cjm.sb-roscoff.fr/en/conferenc...

VIRUS on the BEACH made the buzzzz We therefore extended the deadline for abstract submission till April 30th Come join us and remember “Fun Science & Cool Ambiance” isdv2026.com/submissions

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Santiago Elena elected fellow of the European Academy of Microbiology!!! fems-microbiology.org/european-aca...

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The European Academy of Microbiology (EAM) proudly brings together a distinguished community of leading scientists whose contributions have shaped and advanced the field of microbiology. Below, you wi...

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We found a viral Trojan Horse: a virus can hide inside another virus.This one surprised us: deltaviruses don’t just borrow a helper virus. They can travel inside it. A literal Trojan Horse “virus-in-a-virus” route into cells. 🤯 Kudos to 1st author @viroscope.bsky.social and co-authors !

Deltaviruses spread through a viral Trojan Horse

Hepatitis D-like satellite viruses, known as deltaviruses, have been recently discovered in a wide range of animals. These viruses are thought to expr…

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With Eugene Koonin, we propose a concept of “the selfish ribosome”, under which evolution of life is viewed as a ribosomal takeover, where the ribosome evolved to consume most of the cell’s resources, while other cellular componentry ensures the propagation of the ribosome. arxiv.org/abs/2602.23268

Pleased to be invited to speak at the first ever Hormel Institute Virology Nexus Symposium in Austin, Minnesota ...home of the SPAM museum! hi.umn.edu/virology-nex...

Join us at the 12th European Seminar in Virology in Bertinoro! 🧬 “Navigating through DNA viruses – novel disease associations and common host manipulations” 📅Abstracts due Apr 15, 2026 to bertinoro-abstract@gmx.de ⚠️Only 100 seats—register now via the European Society for Virology!

Alternative splicing in viruses adds another regulatory layer that hugely increases the complexity of virus-host interaction. Congrats @delphinem-p.bsky.social @geminiteamlab.bsky.social and all involved!

GeminiTeamLab@geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 6mo ago

RNA splicing generates a functionally specialized Rep protein isoform in geminiviruses — enabling timely control of the viral cycle. Strikingly, similar strategies might have evolved in DNA viruses infecting different kingdoms: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Spearheaded by @delphinem-p.bsky.social!

Honored to be elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology! I look forward to working alongside my colleagues to advance microbial science for the benefit of society. Learn more about the 2026 Fellowship Class: press release link

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Zoe Denis a PhD student in our lab , describing the first marsupial deltavirus ! :)

A replication-competent deltavirus from the marsupial fat-tailed dunnart Sminthopsis crassicaudata

Deltaviruses are circular, negative-sense RNA agents that replicate autonomously but depend on heterologous envelope glycoproteins for spread. Only partial sequences of deltaviruses had been reported ...

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The American Society for Virology (ASV) is dedicated to advancing knowledge of viruses and the diseases they cause. ASV does not support the scaling back of the childhood vaccine schedule recently announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. See our statement attached.

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Viruses and virus satellites of haloarchaea and their nanosized DPANN symbionts reveal intricate nested interactions - Nature Microbiology

An exploration of the viromes of haloarchaea and their ultra-small DPANN symbionts reveals plasmid-derived satellites of viruses from both archaeal groups, highlighting the complexity of nested symbio...

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Bravo @mkrupovic.bsky.social and team !

Yann Moalic@drym.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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Great crowd and attendance for our France-Japan Virology workshop we kicked off this morning !

It is now on air. Please look it up and join us! Great science and wonderful venue👍🏻 www.isdv2026.com

Finally! Translon: A term for the sequence that actually gets translated. ORF or CDS just won't do when you work with viruses that break the rules by frameshifting, readthrough, non-AUG starts, etc. Thank you Pavel Baranov et al! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Translon: a single term for translated regions - Nature Methods

Nature Methods - Translon: a single term for translated regions

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One can at last now get notification from selected BlueSky accounts !!! That is cool !

To all friends and colleagues virologists SAVE THE DATE for the next International Symposium on Single Stranded DNA viruses Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil June 15-19 2026 Stay put for more info soon when website goes on air !

⚡️ Permanent Researcher position opening in Stephane Blanc group at PHIM, INRAE, Montpellier France  “Traffic of viral macromolecules within host plants and role in the biology of multi-component viral systems  🦠 More info 👉 jobs.inrae.fr/concours/con... ❗️Deadline March 4th 2025