Leonardo Corrêa

Discovery of two potential new species and two novel bat-coronavirus subgenera (Phyllacovirus and Phyllobecovirus) in the Neotropics

The paper identifies two new bat coronavirus subgenera and potential species from Neotropical bats using metatranscriptomic sequencing and phylogenetic analysis.

Genomics insights reveal multi-year maintenance of a new Deltacoronavirus infecting Seabirds from the Cagarras Island Archipelago Natural Monument, Brazil

The paper detects deltacoronaviruses in seabirds from Brazil, identifies full and draft genomes, and finds evidence of long-term viral maintenance through reinfection and immune escape mutations.

Detection of Deltacoronavirus in Environmental Fecal Samples from Seabirds in the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, central equatorial Atlantic Ocean

The paper detects deltacoronaviruses in environmental fecal samples from seabirds in the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago using RT-PCR and metatranscriptomics.

High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b recovered from a kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

The paper reports the whole-genome analysis of an HPAIV H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b virus found in a kelp gull in Antarctica, showing its genetic similarity to strains in South American pinnipeds and seabirds.