Stephanie J. Waller

This study characterizes the virome of the West Coast blackfly, identifying novel viruses and revealing geographic structuring in viral communities.

The study identifies novel viruses in New Zealand kelp, finding higher viral diversity in unhealthy kelp at a polluted site.

This study identifies 217 viruses in New Zealand passerines, finding that social behavior significantly influences virome diversity.

The paper compares viromes of two galaxiid fish with different life-history strategies, finding that the river-resident species has higher viral diversity than the migratory species.

The paper uses metatranscriptomics to analyze PCR-negative SARI samples, identifying microbial transcripts in 43% of cases and highlighting polymicrobial compositions and novel pathogens.

The paper characterizes viral communities in urban waterfowl across New Zealand, finding widespread viral diversity and connectivity despite geographic distance.

The paper identifies a novel divergent porcine adenovirus associated with a disease outbreak in a high-health pig herd, highlighting its potential role in reproductive and neonatal disease.

The paper identifies two divergent coronaviruses in lamprey with reddening syndrome, showing higher viral abundance in diseased individuals.

The paper evaluates four environmental RNA sampling methods for detecting avian influenza viruses in urban waterfowl ponds over a year, finding they detected AIV but with asynchronous results likely due to low viral concentrations.

This study evaluates the GeneXpert II platform for rapid influenza A virus detection in environmental and wildlife samples at a New Zealand seabird colony, demonstrating its feasibility for early warning surveillance.

The paper surveys viruses in New Zealand's introduced mammals, identifying novel species and showing geographic clustering and potential reverse zoonotic transmission.

The paper identifies extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, and Streptococcus gallolyticus as potential causative agents of exudative cloacitis in kakapos through metatranscriptomic analysis of lesions and cloacal swabs.

The study sampled wild birds in New Zealand and its territories, finding no HPAI H5N1 but detecting H1N9 in red knots during 2023-2024 migration.

The paper analyzes viromes of Antarctic fish to compare viral diversity with lower latitude fish, finding comparable complexity and evidence of host-switching and viral adaptation.