E. C. Holmes

The paper identifies a new lineage of arteriviruses and a novel hepacivirus in Australian brushtail possums, showing co-infection and genetic divergence from New Zealand strains.

The paper identifies adaptive evolution in bat IFITMs and a novel antiviral determinant involving S-palmitoylation at codon 70 and cysteine residues.

The paper compares the RNA viromes of two northern European Culex mosquito species, identifying 40 viruses including 28 novel ones, and shows geographical factors influence virome diversity.

This study analyzes 40 years of canine parvovirus evolution, finding limited intra-host diversity and slow genetic change despite its adaptability.

This study analyzes influenza A virus evolution in mice during serial passage, finding varied mutation patterns and no clear adaptive evolution or sialic acid-related sequence differences.

The paper identifies a novel RNA virus, MaRNAV-1, associated with Plasmodium vivax in humans and mosquitoes, and a related virus in birds infected with Leucocytozoon parasites.

The paper assesses antibiotic resistance gene expression in birds across different habitats, finding higher levels in wastewater treatment plant birds.

The paper discovers a new endogenous foamy virus in tuatara, showing co-divergence with its host and filling a gap in retrovirus evolution.

The paper discovers three new hare lagoviruses in Australian hares, highlighting unexplored viral diversity and suggesting extensive unsampled diversity in the genus.

This paper shows that Myxoma virus in Australia experienced a sudden evolutionary change with a faster mutation rate and disrupted clock-like evolution between 1996 and 2012, likely due to environmental changes affecting rabbit populations.

This study identifies 19 novel RNA viruses in Australian ticks, including some potentially capable of infecting mammals, and finds no evidence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., the causative agent of Lyme disease.