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María P. Erazo-Garcia

Virginia TechORCID 0000-0002-0626-7166Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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Frank O. AylwardiD· 3 shared Abdeali M. JivajiiD· 2 shared Rory J. CraigiD· 2 shared Uri SheyniD· 2 shared Zachary K. BarthiD· 2 shared Alex de MendozaiD· 1 shared Charlie K. CornwallisiD· 1 shared Corina P. D. BrussaardiD· 1 shared

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A chimeric infection program and epigenetic conflict underpin endogenous giant virus latency

Uri Sheyn, Richard Heery, María P. Erazo-Garcia, Lan Xu, Rory J. Craig, Alex de Mendoza, Frank O. Aylward

The paper investigates how a giant virus maintains latency in a green alga by analyzing its genomic architecture and epigenetic regulation.

bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Giant endogenous viral elements in the genome of the model protist Euglena gracilis reveal past interactions with giant viruses

Abdeali M. Jivaji, Sangita Karki, Emma Franken, María P. Erazo-Garcia, Zachary K. Barth, Frank O. Aylward

The paper identifies 8 Giant Endogenous Viral Elements in Euglena gracilis, suggesting they originated from a common viral lineage and expanded the known host range of Asfuvirales.

Journal of Virology · Aug 26, 2025Peer-reviewedBioinformatics

Latent infection of an active giant endogenous virus in a unicellular green alga

María P. Erazo-Garcia, Uri Sheyn, Zachary K. Barth, Rory J. Craig, Petronella Wessman, Abdeali M. Jivaji, William Keith Ray, Maria Svensson‐Coelho, Charlie K. Cornwallis, Karin Rengefors, Corina P. D. Brussaard, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Frank O. Aylward

The paper identifies an active giant endogenous virus in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, showing viral production and latent infection dynamics in natural isolates.

Science · Apr 10, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology