Jaime Buigues

Rodents as Potential Reservoirs for Toroviruses

The paper identifies a novel torovirus in a dormouse, suggesting rodents may be a reservoir for toroviruses and highlighting their potential for cross-species transmission.

Identification and characterization of novel bat coronaviruses in Spain

This study identifies six novel bat coronaviruses in Spain, three of which are potentially new species, and finds one can use human ACE2 receptor, indicating zoonotic potential.

Complete genomes of DNA viruses in faecal samples from small terrestrial mammals in Spain

The paper identifies 25 complete or near-complete DNA virus genomes from small terrestrial mammals in Spain, including 18 potential new species or types.

Genetic diversity and cross-species transmissibility of bat-associated picornaviruses from Spain

The paper identifies new picornaviruses from Spanish bats, including a potential plant host calhevirus, highlighting their geographic distribution and interspecies transmissibility.

A new clade of pararetroviruses distantly related to hepadnaviruses and nackednaviruses

The paper describes a new pararetrovirus found in an insectivorous bat, which forms a basal clade distinct from hepadnaviruses and nackednaviruses, suggesting ancestral non-enveloped pararetroviruses.

Full genome sequencing of dozens of new DNA viruses found in Spanish bat faeces

The paper uses viral metagenomics to analyze bat fecal samples, identifying 50 complete or near-complete DNA virus genomes, including 28 potential new species, expanding the known European DNA virus diversity.