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Josephine Rieken

The University of Sydney

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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Edward Charles HolmesiD· 3 shared Jane HalliD· 3 shared Kate Van Brussel· 3 shared Ethan Mandojana· 2 shared Karrie A. RoseiD· 2 shared Erin HarveyiD· 1 shared Ezequiel Miguel MarzinelliiD· 1 shared Hannah S. BenderiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 3/yr

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Metagenomic identification of novel Hepaciviridae in Australian birds reveals pegivirus recombination

Jasper W. Schwarz, Josephine Rieken, Ethan Mandojana, Karrie C Rose, Heather Fenton, Jane Hall, Kate Van Brussel, Edward Charles Holmes

The paper identifies two novel pegiviruses and two orthohepaciviruses in Australian birds, revealing recombination events and co-infections among avian hepaciviruses.

bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Hidden diversity and expanded host range of sarthroviruses, including terrestrial vertebrates

Ethan Mandojana, Lauren Lim, Julien Mélade, Josephine Rieken, Jane Hall, Mary E. Petrone, Jonathon C. O. Mifsud, Ezequiel Miguel Marzinelli, Karrie A. Rose, Edward Charles Holmes, Kate Van Brussel

The paper identifies ten new sarthrovirus species from diverse hosts in Australia, expanding the family to 11 species and seven genera, and suggests alternative replication strategies and helper virus associations.

bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Detection and genomic characterisation of a novel hantavirus in Australian dolphins

Kate Van Brussel, Erin Harvey, Josephine Rieken, Hannah S. Bender, Jane Hall, Heather M. A. Fenton, Karrie A. Rose, Edward Charles Holmes

The paper detects a novel hantavirus in Australian dolphins and places it within the Mobatvirus genus, indicating hantaviruses can infect non-terrestrial mammals.

bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology