José M. Cuevas

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.