Mariluce Rezende Messias

Cross-species transmission of human hepatitis B virus to wild Neotropical primates

Sequenced HBV from wild Amazonian primates in a deforested, densely settled region matched human genotypes A and D, while pristine-forest monkeys were all negative, consistent with human-to-primate spillover.

First Comprehensive Examination of the Molecular Phylogenetics of Saki Monkeys, Genus Pithecia Desmarest, 1804, Reveals an Unexpectedly Low Taxonomic Diversity

This study uses molecular data to revise the taxonomy of saki monkeys, identifying six species instead of the previously recognized two.

The genomic landscape of spider monkeys and northern muriquis from a conservation perspective

The paper analyzes the genomes of spider monkeys and northern muriquis to assess genetic diversity, load, and divergence, finding no alignment between genetic diversity and endangerment status, higher genetic load in wild populations, and divergence linked to environmental factors.

The landscape of tolerated genetic variation in humans and primates

The paper uses primate genetic data to predict human variant pathogenicity with a deep learning classifier trained on 4.3 million common missense variants.