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M. de la Pena

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Microbiology· 3 Ecology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Organism:human· 1

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A. Babaian· 2 shared I. N. Zheludev· 2 shared R. C. Edgar· 2 shared A. Cervera· 1 shared A. Gisel· 1 shared A. Highlands· 1 shared A. McCubbin· 1 shared A. McDevitt· 1 shared

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Diversity of RNA viruses in declining Mediterranean forests

S. Diez-Hermano, P. L. Perez-Alonso, W. Acosta-Morel, J. Nino-Sanchez, M. de la Pena, J. J. Diez

The paper describes RNA virus diversity in declining Mediterranean forests, identifying 146 viral sequences across three habitats and highlighting novel viral families and genome types.

Microorganisms · Jun 30, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Viroid-like colonists of human microbiomes

I. N. Zheludev, R. C. Edgar, M. J. L. Galiano, M. De la Pena, A. Babaian, A. S. Bhatt, A. Z. Fire

The paper identifies a new class of viroid-like elements, Obelisks, prevalent in human microbiomes and capable of persistent colonization.

Cell · Nov 1, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Extant hybrids of RNA viruses and viroid-like elements

M. Forgia, B. Navarro, S. Daghino, A. Cervera, A. Gisel, S. Perotto, D. N. Aghayeva, M. F. Akinyuwa, E. Gobbi, I. N. Zheludev, R. C. Edgar, R. C. Chikhi, M. Turina, A. Babaian, F. Di Serio, M. de la Pena

The paper identifies ambiviruses as viroid-like elements with rolling circle replication and their own viral RdRP, suggesting a hybrid evolutionary origin between RNA viruses and sub-viral elements.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2022Microbiology

Host-associated fungal communities are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome

X. A. Harrison, A. McDevitt, J. C. Dunn, S. Griffiths, C. Benvenuto, R. Birtles, J. P. Boubli, K. Bown, C. Bridson, D. Brooks, S. S. Browett, R. F. Carden, J. Chantrey, F. Clever, I. Coscia, , R. E. Antwis

The paper shows fungal communities in hosts are shaped by host phylogeny and interact with bacterial microbiomes across 49 species.

bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2020 · PreprintEcology