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2025

Journal Article

A nanobody-based therapeutic targeting Nipah virus limits viral escape

Isaacs, Ariel, Nieto, Guillermo Valenzuela, Zhang, Xinghai, Modhiran, Naphak, Barr, Jennifer, Thakur, Nazia, Low, Yu Shang, Parry, Rhys H., Barnes, James B., Jara, Ronald, Himelreichs, Johanna, Yao, Yanfeng, Deride, Camila, Barthou-Gatica, Barbara, Salinas-Rebolledo, Constanza, Ehrenfeld, Pamela, Hen, Jun Jet, Hayes, Noah, Paramitha, Devina, Morgan, Mahali S., McMillan, Christopher L. D., Jones, Martina L., Munro, Trent P., Khromykh, Alexander A., Reading, Patrick C., Young, Paul R., Chappell, Keith J., Shi, Yi, Bailey, Dalan ... Watterson, Daniel (2025). A nanobody-based therapeutic targeting Nipah virus limits viral escape. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. doi: 10.1038/s41594-025-01598-2

A nanobody-based therapeutic targeting Nipah virus limits viral escape

2025

Journal Article

Tunicate metatranscriptomes reveal evidence of ancient co-divergence between viruses and their hosts

Petrone, Mary E., Grove, Joe, Parry, Rhys H., Van Brussel, Kate, Mifsud, Jonathon C.O., Dindar, Zuhairah, Mei, Shi-qiang, Shi, Mang, Turnbull, Olivia M.H., Marzinelli, Ezequiel M. and Holmes, Edward C. (2025). Tunicate metatranscriptomes reveal evidence of ancient co-divergence between viruses and their hosts. Current Biology, 35 (13), 3035-3047.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.05.032

Tunicate metatranscriptomes reveal evidence of ancient co-divergence between viruses and their hosts

2025

Journal Article

Twelfth scientific biennial meeting of the Australasian Virology Society: AVS12 2024

Monson, Ebony A., Loterio, Robson K., Roby, Justin A., Adhikari, Anurag, Bull, Rowena A., Carr, Jill M., Chatzileontiadou, Demetra S. M., Cheng, Colin X., Coulibaly, Fasséli, Davis, Samantha K., Deerain, Joshua M., Douglas, Mark W., Drummer, Heidi E., Eyre, Nicholas S., Freppel, Wesley, Gowripalan, Anjali, Grant, Emma J., Gras, Stephanie, Guthmiller, Jenna J., Herrero, Lara J., Hesping, Eva, Horsburgh, Bethany A., Hyde, Jennifer L., Koutsakos, Marios, Mackenzie, Jason M., Mahar, Jackie E., McCoullough, Laura C., McMillan, Christopher L. D., Modhiran, Naphak ... Tate, Michelle D. (2025). Twelfth scientific biennial meeting of the Australasian Virology Society: AVS12 2024. Journal of Virology, 99 (5), e0225524. doi: 10.1128/jvi.02255-24

Twelfth scientific biennial meeting of the Australasian Virology Society: AVS12 2024

2025

Journal Article

Discovery of additional genomic segments reveals the fluidity of jingmenvirus genomic organisation

Valle, Coralie, Parry, Rhys H, Coutard, Bruno and Colmant, Agathe M.G (2025). Discovery of additional genomic segments reveals the fluidity of jingmenvirus genomic organisation. Virus Evolution, 11 (1) veaf023, veaf023. doi: 10.1093/ve/veaf023

Discovery of additional genomic segments reveals the fluidity of jingmenvirus genomic organisation

2025

Journal Article

Skin patch delivery of a SARS-CoV-2 Spike DNA vaccine produces broad neutralising antibody responses

McMillan, Christopher L.D., Corner, Andrea V., Wijesundara, Danushka K., Choo, Jovin J.Y., Pittayakhajonwut, Daraporn, Poredi, Indrajeet, Parry, Rhys H., Bindra, Guneet K., Bruce, Kimberley, Khromykh, Alexander A., Fernando, Germain J.P., Dapremont, Laurent, Young, Paul R. and Muller, David A. (2025). Skin patch delivery of a SARS-CoV-2 Spike DNA vaccine produces broad neutralising antibody responses. Heliyon, 11 (4) e42533, e42533. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42533

Skin patch delivery of a SARS-CoV-2 Spike DNA vaccine produces broad neutralising antibody responses

2025

Journal Article

The PAZ domain of Aedes aegypti Dicer 2 is critical for accurate and high-fidelity size determination of virus-derived small interfering RNAs

Reuter, Melinda, Parry, Rhys H., McDonald, Melanie, Gestuveo, Rommel J., Arif, Rozeena, Khromykh, Alexander A., Brennan, Benjamin, Varjak, Margus, Castello, Alfredo, Redecke, Lars, Schnettler, Esther and Kohl, Alain (2025). The PAZ domain of Aedes aegypti Dicer 2 is critical for accurate and high-fidelity size determination of virus-derived small interfering RNAs. RNA, 31 (5), rna.080149.124-5. doi: 10.1261/rna.080149.124

The PAZ domain of Aedes aegypti Dicer 2 is critical for accurate and high-fidelity size determination of virus-derived small interfering RNAs

2025

Journal Article

The catalytic tetrad of Aedes aegypti Argonaute 2 is critical for the antiviral activity of the exogenous siRNA pathway

Dummunee, Krittika, Parry, Rhys H., Redecke, Lars, Varjak, Margus, Brennan, Benjamin, Kohl, Alain and McFarlane, Melanie (2025). The catalytic tetrad of Aedes aegypti Argonaute 2 is critical for the antiviral activity of the exogenous siRNA pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 301 (4) 108332, 108332-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.108332

The catalytic tetrad of Aedes aegypti Argonaute 2 is critical for the antiviral activity of the exogenous siRNA pathway

2025

Journal Article

Henipavirus in Northern Short-Tailed Shrew, Alabama, USA

Parry, Rhys H., Yamada, KayLene Y.H., Hood, Wendy R., Zhao, Yang, Lu, Jinlong Y., Seluanov, Andrei, Gorbunova, Vera, Modhiran, Naphak, Watterson, Daniel and Isaacs, Ariel (2025). Henipavirus in Northern Short-Tailed Shrew, Alabama, USA. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 31 (2), 392-394. doi: 10.3201/eid3102.241155

Henipavirus in Northern Short-Tailed Shrew, Alabama, USA

2024

Journal Article

The RNA interference response to alphanodavirus replication in Phlebotomus papatasi sand fly cells

Alexander, Akira J. T., Parry, Rhys H., Ratinier, Maxime, Arnaud, Frédérick and Kohl, Alain (2024). The RNA interference response to alphanodavirus replication in Phlebotomus papatasi sand fly cells. Insect Molecular Biology, 33 (6), 687-696. doi: 10.1111/imb.12932

The RNA interference response to alphanodavirus replication in Phlebotomus papatasi sand fly cells

2024

Journal Article

Dicer-2 mutations in Aedes aegypti cells lead to a diminished antiviral function against Rift Valley fever virus and Bunyamwera virus infection

Dornbusch, Susann, Reuter, Melinda, Parry, Rhys H., Stern, Michael, Becker, Stefanie C. and Schnettler, Esther (2024). Dicer-2 mutations in Aedes aegypti cells lead to a diminished antiviral function against Rift Valley fever virus and Bunyamwera virus infection. Journal of General Virology, 105 (11) 002046. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.002046

Dicer-2 mutations in Aedes aegypti cells lead to a diminished antiviral function against Rift Valley fever virus and Bunyamwera virus infection

2024

Journal Article

No evidence that mutations in SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern derive from homologous fragments in gut microbiota

Parry, Rhys H., Lytras, Spyros, Petrone, Mary E., Wille, Michelle, Crits-Christoph, Alexander, Gifford, Robert J., Saito, Akatsuki, Smura, Teemu and Peacock, Thomas P. (2024). No evidence that mutations in SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern derive from homologous fragments in gut microbiota. Journal of Virology, 98 (12), 1-2. doi: 10.1128/jvi.01468-24

No evidence that mutations in SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern derive from homologous fragments in gut microbiota

2024

Journal Article

Synthetic recovery of Yada Yada virus expands insect-specific alphavirus knowledge and facilitates production of chimeric viruses

Bell, Mikaela G., Parry, Rhys H., Lee, Tricia S. E., Habarugira, Gervais, McMahon, Isabella E., Thompson, Madeline A., Modhiran, Naphak, Watterson, Daniel, Batovska, Jana, Lynch, Stacey E., Hall, Roy A., Harrison, Jessica J. and Hobson-Peters, Jody (2024). Synthetic recovery of Yada Yada virus expands insect-specific alphavirus knowledge and facilitates production of chimeric viruses. npj Viruses, 2 (1) 45, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s44298-024-00052-2

Synthetic recovery of Yada Yada virus expands insect-specific alphavirus knowledge and facilitates production of chimeric viruses

2024

Journal Article

Diverse RNA viruses of parasitic nematodes can elicit antibody responses in vertebrate hosts

Quek, Shannon, Hadermann, Amber, Wu, Yang, De Coninck, Lander, Hegde, Shrilakshmi, Boucher, Jordan R., Cresswell, Jessica, Foreman, Ella, Steven, Andrew, LaCourse, E. James, Ward, Stephen A., Wanji, Samuel, Hughes, Grant L., Patterson, Edward I., Wagstaff, Simon C., Turner, Joseph D., Parry, Rhys H., Kohl, Alain, Heinz, Eva, Otabil, Kenneth Bentum, Matthijnssens, Jelle, Colebunders, Robert and Taylor, Mark J. (2024). Diverse RNA viruses of parasitic nematodes can elicit antibody responses in vertebrate hosts. Nature Microbiology, 9 (10), 2488-2505. doi: 10.1038/s41564-024-01796-6

Diverse RNA viruses of parasitic nematodes can elicit antibody responses in vertebrate hosts

2024

Journal Article

Detection of Dengue virus 1 and mammalian orthoreovirus 3, with novel reassortments, in a South African family returning from Thailand, 2017

Jansen van Vuren, Petrus, Parry, Rhys H. and Pawęska, Janusz T. (2024). Detection of Dengue virus 1 and mammalian orthoreovirus 3, with novel reassortments, in a South African family returning from Thailand, 2017. Viruses, 16 (8) 1274. doi: 10.3390/v16081274

Detection of Dengue virus 1 and mammalian orthoreovirus 3, with novel reassortments, in a South African family returning from Thailand, 2017

2024

Journal Article

A ~40-kb flavi-like virus does not encode a known error-correcting mechanism

Petrone, Mary E., Grove, Joe, Mélade, Julien, Mifsud, Jonathon C. O., Parry, Rhys H., Marzinelli, Ezequiel M. and Holmes, Edward C. (2024). A ~40-kb flavi-like virus does not encode a known error-correcting mechanism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121 (30) e2403805121, e2403805121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2403805121

A ~40-kb flavi-like virus does not encode a known error-correcting mechanism

2024

Journal Article

Multiple novel caliciviruses identified from stoats (Mustela erminea) in the United Kingdom

Hinds, Joseph, Apaa, Ternenge, Parry, Rhys H., Withers, Amy J., MacKenzie, Laura, Staley, Ceri, Morrison, Joshua, Bennett, Malcolm, Bremner-Harrison, Samantha, Chadwick, Elizabeth A., Hailer, Frank, Harrison, Stephen W.R., Lambin, Xavier, Loose, Mathew, Mathews, Fiona, Tarlinton, Rachael and Blanchard, Adam (2024). Multiple novel caliciviruses identified from stoats (Mustela erminea) in the United Kingdom. Access Microbiology, 6 (7) 000813.v4, 1-8. doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000813.v4

Multiple novel caliciviruses identified from stoats (Mustela erminea) in the United Kingdom

2024

Journal Article

Xinyang flavivirus, from Haemaphysalis flava ticks in Henan Province, China, defines a basal, likely tick-only Orthoflavivirus clade

Wang, Lan-Lan, Cheng, Qia, Newton, Natalee D., Wolfinger, Michael T., Morgan, Mahali S., Slonchak, Andrii, Khromykh, Alexander A., Cheng, Tian-Yin and Parry, Rhys H. (2024). Xinyang flavivirus, from Haemaphysalis flava ticks in Henan Province, China, defines a basal, likely tick-only Orthoflavivirus clade. Journal of General Virology, 105 (5) 001991, 1-13. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.001991

Xinyang flavivirus, from Haemaphysalis flava ticks in Henan Province, China, defines a basal, likely tick-only Orthoflavivirus clade

2024

Journal Article

A novel papillomavirus in a New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) with oral lesions

Mifsud, Jonathon C. O., Hall, Jane, Van Brussel, Kate, Rose, Karrie, Parry, Rhys H., Holmes, Edward C. and Harvey, Erin (2024). A novel papillomavirus in a New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) with oral lesions. npj Viruses, 2 (1) 10, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s44298-024-00020-w

A novel papillomavirus in a New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) with oral lesions

2023

Journal Article

A novel tamanavirus (Flaviviridae) of the European common frog (Rana temporaria) from the UK

Parry, Rhys H., Slonchak, Andrii, Campbell, Lewis J., Newton, Natalee D., Debat, Humberto J., Gifford, Robert J. and Khromykh, Alexander A. (2023). A novel tamanavirus (Flaviviridae) of the European common frog (Rana temporaria) from the UK. Journal of General Virology, 104 (12) 001927, 1-12. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.001927

A novel tamanavirus (Flaviviridae) of the European common frog (Rana temporaria) from the UK

2023

Journal Article

The role of N-glycosylation in spike antigenicity for the SARS-CoV-2 gamma variant

Pegg, Cassandra L., Modhiran, Naphak, Parry, Rhys H., Liang, Benjamin, Amarilla, Alberto A., Khromykh, Alexander A., Burr, Lucy, Young, Paul R., Chappell, Keith, Schulz, Benjamin L. and Watterson, Daniel (2023). The role of N-glycosylation in spike antigenicity for the SARS-CoV-2 gamma variant. Glycobiology, 34 (2) cwad097, 1-13. doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwad097

The role of N-glycosylation in spike antigenicity for the SARS-CoV-2 gamma variant