Publications

2025

de Sousa, L.L.F. et al. Phylogenetic inferences reveal multiple intra- and interhost genetic diversity among bat rabies viruses circulating in northeastern Brazil. One Health Outlook, 2025, 7, 1; https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-024-00124-6 

Souza, U.J.B. et al. Two Years of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Genomic Evolution in Brazil (2022–2024): Subvariant Tracking and Assessment of Regional Sequencing Efforts. Viruses, 2025, 17, 64; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17010064

2024

SHARMA A. et al. Electrochemically modulated surface plasmon waves for characterization and interrogation of DNA-based sensors. Analyst, 2024, 1-11; https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN01164C     

TOLOY R.S. et al. Exploring Natural Infection in Alternative Hosts of Corn Stunt Spiroplasma and Tracking the Temporal Dynamics of Corn Stunt Disease in the Brazilian Cerrado Biome. Agronomy, 2024, 14(10), 2341; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14102341    

MANGINI A.T. et al. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants related mutations in wastewater using RT-qPCR and variant-specific probes in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil. J Water Health, 2024, jwh2024042; https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2024.042    

KERSUL M.G. et al. Exploring environmental and climate features associated with yellow fever across space and time in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biome. PLOS ONE, 2024, 19(10); https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308560   

VARGAS-BERMUDEZ, D.S. et al. Molecular Epidemiology and Phyloevolutionary Analysis of Porcine Parvoviruses (PPV1 through PPV7) Detected in Replacement Gilts from Colombia. Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2024, 25(19):10345; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms251910354    

MAIA, L.J. et al. Sylvatic Mosquito Viromes in the Cerrado Biome of Minas Gerais, Brazil: Discovery of New Viruses and Implications for Arbovirus Transmission. Viruses, 16(8), 1276; https://doi.org/10.3390/v16081276

Timm, F.C.B. et al. The virome of bubaline (Bubalus bubalis) tonsils reveals an unreported bubaline polyomavirus. Braz J Microbiol, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-024-01449-0  

MAIA, L.J. et al. Characterization of Sylvatic Mosquito Viromes in the Cerrado Biome of Minas Gerais, Brazil: Discovery of New Viruses and Implications for Arbovirus Transmission. Preprints, 2024, 2024061993, https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.1993.v1

PAREDES-GALARZA, B.S. et al. Bovine Alphaherpesvirus 1, Bovine Alphaherpesvirus 5 and Bubaline Alphaherpesvirus 1 in Palatine Tonsils from Water Buffaloes in Northern Brazil and Possible Links with the Origin of Bovine Alphaherpesvirus Type 5. Viruses, 2024, 16(7):1024; https://doi.org/10.3390/v16071024 

OLIVEIRA, M.S. et al. Prevalence, under-reporting, and epidemiological surveillance of COVID-19 in the Araguaína City of Brazil. Plos One, 2024, 19(6):e0300191; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300191 

ALMEIDA-SOUZA, P.A. et al. High Frequencies of kdr Mutation and Chikungunya Infection in Aedes aegypti Population from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Phatogens, 2024, 13(6), 457; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13060457 

MACHADO, S.C.S. et al. Diversity, Prevalence and Virulence of Colletotrichum Species Causing Anthracnose on Cassava Leaves in the Northern Region of Brazil. J. Fungi, 2024, 10(6), 367; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10060367

ALMEIDA-SOUZA, P.A. et al. AInstagram Helped to Reveal That Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Was the Main Vector of Chikungunya Virus (ECSA-Genotype) and Presented High Frequencies of kdr Mutations during an Explosive Outbreak in Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2023. Preprints, 2024, 2024050009; https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0009.v1 

MAIA, L.J. et al. Arbovirus surveillance in mosquitoes: Historical methods, emerging technologies, and challenges ahead. Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2024, 248(22); https://doi.org/10.1177/15353702231209415

2023

SOUZA, U.J.B. et al. Circulation of Dengue Virus Serotype 1 Genotype V and Dengue Virus Serotype 2 Genotype III in Tocantins State, Northern Brazil, 2021–2022. Viruses, 2023, 15(11), 2136; https://doi.org/10.3390/v15112136   

VASLIN, M.F.S. et al. Surveillance, Prevention, Evolution and Control of Emerging Viruses: A 2022 Editorial Update. Viruses, 2023, 15(10), 2098; https://doi.org/10.3390/v15102098  

SOUZA, U.J.B. et al. Circulation of Dengue Virus Serotype 1 genotype V and Dengue Virus Serotype 2 genotype III in Tocantins State, Northern Brazil, 2021-2022. Preprints, 2023091376, 2023. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1376.v1 

GIOVANETTI, M. et al. Genomic epidemiology unveils the dynamics and spatial corridor behind the Yellow Fever virus outbreak in Southern Brazil. Science Advances, 9:35, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adg9204 

ESTEVES, P.A. et al. An indirect ELISA to detect antibodies to the gC of bovine alphaherpesvirus 1 (BoAHV1) displaying no crossreactivity with antibodies induced by bovine alphaherpesvirus 5 (BoAHV5). Journal of Virological Methods, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2023.114785 

SANTOS, S.F.A. et al. Sequencing of Canine Parvovirus (CPV) from Rectal Swab Samples V.1. protocols.io, 2023. https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.36wgq3563lk5/v1 

SANTOS, S.F.A. et al. Recovery of complete genomes of canine parvovirus from clinical samples. bioRxiv preprint, 28p:2023. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.07.12.548703 

LAMARCA, A.P. et al. The Omicron Lineages BA.1 and BA.2 (Betacoronavirus SARS-CoV-2) Have Repeatedly Entered Brazil through a Single Dispersal Hub. Viruses, 15(4):888, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15040888

OLIVEIRA, C.H. et al. Yellow Fever Virus Maintained by Sabethes Mosquitoes during the Dry Season in Cerrado, a Semiarid Region of Brazil, in 2021. Viruses, 15(3):757, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15030757

SCHEFFER, C.M. et al. Neutralizing antibodies to bovine and bubaline alphaherpesviruses in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis). Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-023-00930-6

PRANDI, B.A. et al. Long Term Wastewater Based Epidemiology Of Sars-Cov-2 And Social Restrictions Applied In Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil. Science in One Health, 1:100008, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soh.2023.100008 

SCHEFFER, C.M. et al. An ELISA to Detect Antibodies to Bovine Alphaherpesviruses 1 and 5 and Bubaline Alphaherpesvirus 1 in Cattle Sera. Veterinary Sciences, 10(2):110, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10020110 

2022

SOUZA, U.J.B. et al. Genomic Epidemiology Reveals the Circulation of the Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Lineage in Tocantins State, North Brazil. Viruses, 14(10):2311, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14102311

ANDRADE, M.S. et al. Fast surveillance response reveals the introduction of a new Yellow Fever Virus sub-lineage in 2021, in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, 117:1-28, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760220127

ABREU, F.V.S. et al. Serological Evidence of Orthopoxvirus Infection in Neotropical Primates in Brazil. Pathogens, 11(10):1167, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11101167

DALCIN, M.S. et al. Potential Action Mechanism and Inhibition Efficacy of Morinda citrifolia Essential Oil and Octanoic Acid against Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum Infestations. Molecules, 27(16):5173, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27165173 

QUIRINO, M.S. et al. Metagenomic Analysis of RNA Viruses in Watermelon. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 44(8):26-36, 2022. https://doi.org/10.9734/JEAI/2022/v44i830839

CAMPOS, F.S. et al. Special Issue “Emerging Viruses 2021: Surveillance, Prevention, Evolution and Control”. Viruses, 14(4):815, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14040815

SOUZA, U.J.B. et al. Genomic Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Tocantins State and the Diffusion of P.1.7 and AY.99.2 Lineages in Brazil. Viruses, 14(4):659, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14040659 

MACHADO, S.C.S. et al. Occurrence of Colletotrichum musicola causing anthracnose on Manihot esculenta. PLANT DISEASE, p. 1-3, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-21-1947-PDN 

CAMPOS, F.S. et al. Special Issue “Viral Infections in Developing Countries”. Viruses, 14(2):405, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14020405 

PAIM & CAMPOS et al. Complete Genome Sequences of Two Bovine Alphaherpesvirus 5 Subtype C Strains from Southeast Brazil. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 11(2):e01228-21, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01228-21

SILVA, C.A. et al. Biodiesel and Bioplastic Production from Waste-Cooking-Oil Transesterification: An Environmentally Friendly Approach. Energies, 15(3):1073, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15031073

BORATTO, P.V.M. et al. A Brief History of Giant Viruses’ Studies in Brazilian Biomes. Viruses, 14:191, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14020191

LIMA, D.S. et al. Root biomass under different soil uses and native Cerrado in Tocantins, Brazil. Research, Society and Development, 11:e53811125333, 2022. https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25333

ROMERA, S.A. et al. Whole-genome analysis of natural interspecific recombinant between bovine alphaherpesviruses 1 and 5. Virus Research, 309:198656, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198656.

2021

ABREU, F.V.S. et al. No Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Neotropical Primates Sampled During COVID-19 Pandemic in Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. EcoHealth 7p. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-021-01569-1. 

ANDRADE, M.S. et al. Fast surveillance response and genome sequencing reveals the circulation of a new Yellow Fever Virus sublineage in 2021, in Minas Gerais, Brazil. bioRxiv preprint, 18p. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.24.469129. 

DUARTE, M.A. et al. Identification of potential new mosquito-associated viruses of adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from Tocantins state, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-021-00632-x.

ANDRADE, M.S. et al. Real-Time Genomic Surveillance during the 2021 Re-Emergence of the Yellow Fever Virus in Rio Grande do Sul State and Brazil. Viruses, 13(10):1976. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13101976. 

CARVALHO, R.F. et al. Validation of conventional PCR-like alternative to SARS-CoV-2 detection with target nucleocapsid protein gene in naso-oropharyngeal samples. Plos One, 16(9):e0257350.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257350.

SOUZA, U.J.B. et al. High Rate of Mutational Events in SARS-CoV-2 Genomes across Brazilian Geographical Regions, February 2020 to June 2021. Viruses, 13(9):1806. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091806. 

MARINHO JUNIOR, J.L. et al. Soil microbiological activity under different vegetation coverages in the Cerrado biome of Tocantins state. Ciência Florestal, 31(3):1494-1511. https://doi.org/10.5902/1980509847922 (registering DOI).

ANDRADE, M.S. et al. Real-time genomic surveillance during the 2021 re-emergence of the yellow fever virus in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. bioRxiv preprint, 16p. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.16.452727.

SOUZA, U.J.B. et al. The complete chloroplast genome of Artocarpus altilis (Moraceae) and phylogenetic relationships. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 6(8):2291-2293. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2021.1945504.

SOUZA, U.J.B. et al. High rate of mutational events in SARS-CoV-2 genomes across Brazilian geographical regions, February 2020 to June 2021. bioRxiv preprint, 25p. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.10.451922v1. 

GRASSOTTI, T.T. et al. Fecal bacterial communities of wild black capuchin monkeys (Sapajus nigritus) from the Atlantic Forest biome in Southern Brazil are divergent from those of other non-human primates. CRMICR, In Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmicr.2021.100048.  

SOUZA, U.J.B. et al. Detection of potential new SARS-CoV-2 Gamma-related lineage in Tocantins shows the spread and ongoing evolution of P.1 in Brazil. bioRxiv preprint, 16p. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.30.450617v1.  

ABREU, F.V.S. et al. No evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Neotropical Primates sampled during COVID-19 pandemic in Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. bioRxiv preprint, 11p. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.17.448890v1. 

DE BRUM, L. et al. Field Evaluation of Commercial Vaccines against Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (Ibr) Virus Using Different Immunization Protocols. Vaccines, 9(4): 408. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9040408. 

ARRUDA, L.B.d. et al. 31st Brazilian Online Society for Virology (SBV) 2020 Annual Meeting. Viruses, 13(3): 414. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13030414. 

CAMPOS, F.S. et al. Special Issue “Emerging Viruses 2020: Surveillance, Prevention, Evolution and Control”. Viruses. 13(2): 251. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13020251.

CRUZ, P.A. et al. Modeling transmission dynamics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in São Paulo, Brazil. Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 54: e05532020. doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0553-2020.   

2020

MACHADO, S.C.S. et al. First report of Colletotrichum chrysophillum causing cassava anthracnose in Brazil. Plant Disease, doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-20-1925-PDN. 

SANTOS, R.N. et al. Viral diversity in oral cavity from Sapajus nigritus by metagenomic analyses.  Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, doi.org/10.1007/s42770-020-00350-w.  

CANGUSSU, A.S.R. et al. Prediction of fermentative parameters from mathematical modeling using thermotolerant probiotic yeast. Bioresource Technology Reports, 100522. doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2020.100522.  

DE BRUN, L. et al. Detection of bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4) in dairy herds in Uruguay. VETERINARIA (MONTEVIDEO), v. 56, p. 1-8. dx.doi.org/10.29155/vet.56.213.3.    

DIAS B.L. et al. - Control of papaya fruits anthracnose by essential oils of medicinal plants associated to different coatings. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, vol.14(6), pp. 239-246. doi.org/10.5897/JMPR2019.6838

SILVA, A. M. et al. - Evaluation of anti-apoptotic activity of Bovine alphaherpesvirus type 5 US3 protein kinase in insect cells using recombinant baculoviruses.  Brazilian Journal of Microbiology,vol. 51, pp 827–835. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-019-00215-x

MOURA, W.S. et al. - Antibacterial activity of Siparuna guianensis essential oil mediated by impairment of membrane permeability and replication of pathogenic bacteria.  Industrial Crops and Products, vol. 146, 112142. doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112142.   

ALVES, G.B. et al. - Comparative genomic analysis and mosquito larvicidal activity of four Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis strains. Scientific Reports, vol. 10, Article number: 5518. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60670-7

SLHESSARENKO, R.D. et al. - 30th Brazilian Society for Virology 2019 Annual Meeting—Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Viruses, v. 12, p. 494. doi.org/10.3390/v12050494.   

2019

AGUIAR, R. W. S et al. - Multiplex RT-PCR Identification of Five Viruses Associated with the Watermelon Crops in the Brazilian Cerrado. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH, v. 13, p. 60-69. doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2018.8976

CAMPOS, F.S. et al. - Complete Sequences of Two Plasmids Found in a Brazilian Serovar israelensis Strain. Microbiology Resource Announcements, v. 8, p. e00051-19. https://dx.doi.org/10.1128%2FMRA.00051-19.  

VARGAS-BERMUDEZ, D.S. et al. - First detection of porcine circovirus type 3 in Colombia and the complete genome sequence demonstrates the circulation of PCV3a1 and PCV3a2. Veterinary Medicine and Science, v. 5, p. 400-407. https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.155.   

MEDEIROS, D.M. et al. - Infecção latente pelo herpesvírus bovino tipo 1 em búfalos (Bubalus bubalis) no Rio Grande do Sul. ARQUIVO BRASILEIRO DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA E ZOOTECNIA, v. 71, p. 1236-1242. doi.org/10.1590/1678-4162-10293.  

DUARTE, M.A. et al. - Faecal Virome Analysis of Wild Animals from Brazil. Viruses, v. 11, p. 803. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11090803.  

SOUZA, B.R. et al. - Screening of beneficial bacteria associated with Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess so as to develop microbial inoculants for agriculture. PLANT OMICS, v. 12, p. 93-109. https://doi.org/10.21475/POJ.12.02.19.p2025

MOURAO, D.S.C et al. - Fungistatic activity of essential oils for the control of bipolaris leaf spot in maize. JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL PLANT RESEARCH, v. 13, p. 280-287. https://doi.org/10.5897/JMPR2019.6781.   

2018

CAMPOS, F.S. et al. - Genome Sequence of a New Siphoviridae Phage Found in a Brazilian Bacillus thuringiensis Serovar israelensis Strain. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS, v. 6, p. e01606-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01606-17.  


BORGES L.G.A. - Comparison of the nasopharynx microbiome between influenzaand non‐influenza cases of severe acute resp iratory infections:A pilot study. Health Science Reports, v. 1, p. e47. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.47.  


PIETA, L. et al. - Comparative Genomics Suggests Differences Related to Resistance and Virulence between Food-Isolated Listeria monocytogenes Serotypes 1/2a and 4b. EC MICROBIOLOGY, v. 14, p. 755-766. https://www.ecronicon.com/ecmi/volume14-issue11.php.