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PUBBLICATIONS

  • Lecis R, Mucedda M, Pidinchedda E, Zobba R, Pittau M, Alberti A. Genomic characterization of a novel bat-associated Circovirus detected in European Miniopterus schreibersii bats. Virus Genes. 2020 Feb 22.
  • Dolz G, Lecis R, Solórzano-Morales A, Aguilar-Vargas F, Solórzano-Scott T, Peña R, Zobba R, Tore G, Pittau M, Alberti A. Leopardus wiedii Papillomavirus type 1, a novel papillomavirus species in the tree ocelot, suggests Felidae Lambdapapillomavirus polyphyletic origin and host-independent evolution. Infect Genet Evol. 2020 Jul;81:104239. 11. PubMed PMID: 32058075.
  • Zobba R, Ben Said M, Belkahia H, Pittau M, Cacciotto C, Pinna Parpaglia ML, Messadi L, Alberti A. Molecular epidemiology of Anaplasma spp. related to A. phagocytophilum in Mediterranean small ruminants. Acta Trop. 2020 Feb;202:105286.
  • Cacciotto C, Dessì D, Cubeddu T, Cocco AR, Pisano A, Tore G, Fiori PL, Rappelli P, Pittau M, Alberti A. MHO_0730 as a Surface-Exposed Calcium-Dependent Nuclease of Mycoplasma hominis Promoting Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation and Escape. J Infect Dis. 2019 Nov 6;220(12):1999-2008.
  • Dolz G, Castro R, Jiménez-Rocha AE, Retamosa M, Alberti A. Strain diversity of Rickettsia amblyommatis in ticks infesting birds in the North Huetar conservation area of Costa Rica. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2019 Aug;10(5):1109-1112.
  • Chisu V, Alberti A, Zobba R, Foxi C, Masala G. Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Babesia and Theileria spp. in ticks from domestic and wild hosts in Sardinia. Acta Trop. 2019 Aug;196:60-65.
  • Tore G, Dore GM, Cacciotto C, Accardi R, Anfossi AG, Bogliolo L, Pittau M, Pirino S, Cubeddu T, Tommasino M, Alberti A. Transforming properties of ovine papillomaviruses E6 and E7 oncogenes. Vet Microbiol. 2019 Mar;230:14-22. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2019.01.010. Epub 2019 Jan 9. PubMed PMID: 30827380.
  • Lecis R, Mucedda M, Pidinchedda E, Pittau M, Alberti A. Molecular identification of Betacoronavirus in bats from Sardinia (Italy): first detection and phylogeny. Virus Genes. 2019 Feb;55(1):60-67.