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Microbial evolution

Numerical investigation of a reaction-diffusion model used for rumor spreading in a ‘street’

Feiyun Pei, Yamin Du

published 20 Feb 2026

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Differences in the fitness effects of traded resources shape traits and persistence in multi-mutualist communities

Renuka Agarwal, Anne E. Curé, Kari A. Segraves, David M. Althoff

published 03 Feb 2026

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Genetic diversity of alpha and betacoronaviruses in cave and temple-roosting bats in Vientiane Province, Lao PDR

Illich Manfred Mombo, Novy Charel Bobouaka Bonguili, Nicola Gasperini, Arisa Chandarak, Thida Xaiyaphoumi, Pauline Brault, Oceane Rieu, Phimpha Paboriboune, Eric Leroy, Fabien Roch Niama, Sabrina Locatelli

published 30 Jan 2026

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Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of major envelope protein gene (B2L) and ATPase protein gene (A32L) of orf virus isolates from goats in Southern, Thailand

Wongkae Watjiranon, Chya Vannakovida, Thanidtha Te-Chaniyom, Natakorn Nokchan, Syriam Sooksawasdi Na Ayudhya

published 30 Jan 2026

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Diversity, recombination and misclassification in the family Geminiviridae: Insight from bioinformatics analysis

Moshood Olamide Lateef, Dauda Nathaniel, Bolaji Osundahunsi, Neil Arvin Bretana

published 02 Jan 2026

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Structural and evolutionary constraints shape adaptive landscapes of immune-related genes across mammalian phylogeny

Zhengtian Li, Mubbashar Hassan, Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Adnan Ashraf, Akhtar Rasool Asif, Iram Qadeer, Abid Hussain Shahzad, Shaista Abbas, Muhammad Sajid, Abdul Mateen, Irfan Ahmed, Jamal Muhammad, Sayyed Aun Muhammad, Farid S. Ataya

published 07 Nov 2025

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Study on fracture of coal samples with different fracture angles under microbial environment

Wen Wang, Yuxiang Song, Daping Xia, Xiaowei Lu, Songsong Guan, Chuanjiu Zhang, Yiwen Ju

published 06 Nov 2025

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Investigating the evolutionary dynamics and mutational pattern of SARS-CoV-2 spike gene on selected SARS-CoV-2 variants

Bachir Balech, Alessandra Lo Presti, Claudia Telegrafo, Lucia Maisto, Emanuela Giombini, Angela Di Martino, Luigina Ambrosio, Apollonia Tullo, Paola Stefanelli, on behalf of the Italian Genomic Laboratory Network

published 21 Oct 2025

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SARS-CoV-2 sequencing artifacts associated with targeted PCR enrichment and read mapping

Kirsten Maren Ellegaard, Vithiagaran Gunalan, Raphael Sieber, Sharmin Jamshid Baig, Nicolai Balle Larsen, Marc Bennedbæk, Jonas Bybjerg-Grauholm, Leandro Andrés Escobar-Herrera, Tobias Gress, Theis Hass Thorsen, Anders Krusager, Gitte Nygaard Aasbjerg, Nour Saad Al-Tamimi, Casper Westergaard, Christina Wiid Svarrer, Morten Rasmussen, Marc Stegger

published 16 Oct 2025

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Identification and genetic characterization of Jingmen tick virus from ticks sampled in select regions of Kenya; 2022–2024

Lydia Mwasi, Samoel Khamadi, Wallace Bulimo, Johnson Kinyua, Santos Yalwala, Luis Pow Sang, Haynes Robert, Gerald G. Kellar, John Eads, Fredrick Eyase

published 13 Oct 2025

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Passage of human-origin influenza A virus in swine tracheal epithelial cells selects for adaptive mutations in the hemagglutinin gene

Jongsuk Mo, Lucas M. Ferreri, Ginger Geiger, Daniel R. Perez, Daniela S. Rajao

published 13 Aug 2025

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Deciphering the genetic landscape of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus: Dynamic and region-specific diversity revealed by comprehensive sequence analyses

Zafar Iqbal, Adil Alshoaibi, Sallah Ahmad Al Hashedi, Muhammad Naeem Sattar, Khaled Muhammad Amin Ramadan

published 17 Jul 2025

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Variant evolution graph: Can we infer how SARS-CoV-2 variants are evolving?

Badhan Das, Lenwood S. Heath

published 09 Jun 2025

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