Bromenshenk et al have now uploaded 68 raw data files from their study to Tranche. They can be accessed at the following page:
https://proteomecommons.o...
We have searched all of this data, and it appears that the three samples analyzed in our June PLoS One paper were representative of the rest of the data; i.e. there is no evidence for iridescent iridovirus in any of these samples. Indeed, there isn’t significant evidence of any viral protein in these samples. The main species identified in the samples were Apis Melifera (as expected), then Drosophila Melanogaster. Mosquito, wasp, bumble bee, moth and ant were all reported (along with human keratin), but we predict that some of these species identifications may not be exactly correct as we suspect the real species are probably not in the database, so these are the closest relations available. Hopefully, if the original authors are intending to further analyze this data, they will include at least these species in the database that they query.
In conclusion, our results indicate that there is no evidence for iridoviral infection in these samples. Leonard Foster has also independently analyzed the the data and come to the same conclusion.