RdRpCATCH consolidates multiple RdRp pHMM databases into a single platform for RNA virus discovery and taxonomic annotation, improving accessibility and performance.

NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics · Jun 27, 2026Peer-reviewedBioinformatics

Mapping the global distribution and spread of the Plasmodium vivax-associated virus MaRNAV-1

Mary E. Petrone, Justine Charon, Rhys H. Parry, Matthew J. Grigg, Kim A. Piera, Jacob A. F. Westaway, Kayoko Shioda, Bruce Russell, Ric N. Price, Timothy William, Enny Kenangalem, James S. McCarthy, Bridget E. Barber, Edward Charles Holmes, Nicholas M. Anstey

The paper maps the geographic distribution and host associations of MaRNAV-1, a virus linked to Plasmodium vivax, using metatranscriptomic data.

Virus Evolution · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

A virus associated with the zoonotic pathogen Plasmodium knowlesi causing human malaria is a member of a diverse and unclassified viral taxon

Mary E. Petrone, Justine Charon, Matthew J. Grigg, Timothy William, Giri Shan Rajahram, Jacob A. F. Westaway, Kim A. Piera, Mǎng Shī, Nicholas M. Anstey, Edward Charles Holmes

The paper identifies a novel RNA virus in zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi isolates, showing it belongs to an unclassified viral taxon called ormycoviruses.

Virus Evolution · Jan 1, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology