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V. A. Costa

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Assay:metagenomics· 6 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 4 Organism:multiple species· 4 Approach:statistical model· 4 Approach:deep learning· 3 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1

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E. C. Holmes· 8 shared J. L. Geoghegan· 5 shared E. Harvey· 4 shared J. C. Mifsud· 4 shared J. C. O. Mifsud· 4 shared D. R. Bellwood· 3 shared J. E. Williamson· 2 shared A. K. Miller· 1 shared

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Limited transmission of microbial species among coral reef fishes from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

V. A. Costa, D. R. Bellwood, J. C. Mifsud, J. L. Geoghegan, E. Harvey, E. C. Holmes

The paper investigates microbial transmission among reef fishes in the Great Barrier Reef, finding limited cross-species transmission despite ecological interactions.

bioRxiv · Feb 24, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology

Mapping glycoprotein structure reveals defining events in the evolution of the Flaviviridae

J. C. O. Mifsud, S. Lytras, M. R. Oliver, K. Toon, V. A. Costa, E. C. Holmes, J. Grove

The paper maps glycoprotein structures across Flaviviridae to identify evolutionary events shaping their virology and ecology.

bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology

Host adaptive radiation is associated with rapid virus diversification and cross-species transmission in African cichlid fishes

V. A. Costa, F. Ronco, J. C. Mifsud, E. Harvey, W. Salzburger, E. C. Holmes

The paper examines how the adaptive radiation of African cichlid fishes influenced viral diversity and evolution, finding accelerated hepacivirus diversification during periods of rapid cichlid diversification.

bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Transcriptome mining extends the host range of the Flaviviridae to non-bilaterians

J. C. Mifsud, V. A. Costa, M. E. Petrone, E. M. Marzinelli, E. C. Holmes, E. Harvey

The paper identifies 32 novel flavivirus sequences in non-bilaterian hosts, extending the host range and supporting an ancient origin of flaviviruses near the emergence of metazoans.

bioRxiv · Nov 24, 2022Microbiology

Limited Cross-Species Virus Transmission in a Spatially Restricted Coral Reef Fish Community

V. A. Costa, D. R. Bellwood, J. C. O. Mifsud, J. L. Geoghegan, E. C. Holmes, E. Harvey

The study analyzes viromes of 61 reef fish species in the Great Barrier Reef, finding limited cross-species virus transmission despite high biodiversity.

bioRxiv · May 17, 2022Microbiology

Slippery when wet: cross-species transmission of divergent coronaviruses in bony and jawless fish and the evolutionary history of the Coronaviridae

A. K. Miller, J. C. O. Mifsud, V. A. Costa, R. M. Grimwood, J. Kitson, C. Baker, C. L. Brosnahan, A. Pande, E. C. Holmes, N. Gemmell, J. L. Geoghegan

The paper identifies divergent coronaviruses in bony and jawless fish, revealing cross-species transmission and distinct evolutionary patterns within the Coronaviridae family.

bioRxiv · Mar 22, 2021Microbiology

Metagenomic sequencing reveals a lack of virus exchange between native and invasive freshwater fish across the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia

V. A. Costa, J. C. O. Mifsud, D. Gilligan, J. E. Williamson, E. C. Holmes, J. L. Geoghegan

The paper uses metagenomic sequencing to analyze viruses in native and invasive fish in the Murray-Darling Basin, finding no evidence of CyHV-3 or shared viruses between species.

bioRxiv · Feb 25, 2021Microbiology

Virome composition in marine fish revealed by meta-transcriptomics

J. L. Geoghegan, F. Di Giallonardo, M. Wille, A. S. Ortiz-Baez, V. A. Costa, T. Ghaly, J. C. Mifsud, O. M. Turnbull, D. R. Bellwood, J. E. Williamson, E. C. Holmes

The paper uses meta-transcriptomics to analyze virome composition in marine fish, identifying new viruses and factors shaping virome diversity.

bioRxiv · May 6, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology