Medical Microbiology Department Virology Laboratory

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Research Infrastructure

• Class II Biosafety Cabinet (2 units)
• Inverted Microscope (1 Piece)
• Thermal Cycle Device (1 Piece)
• Microcentrifuge (2 units)
• Vortex (2 Pieces)
• Heat Block (1 Piece)
• Refrigerator +4 (4 units)
• Deep Freezer -20 (2 Pieces)
• Deep Freezer -80 (1 Piece)

Researchers

•    Prof. Dr. Ahmet Pınar
•    Prof. Dr. Koray Ergünay
•    Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ceylan Polat

Ongoing Projects

• GEIS Research Project Award “Identification and incrimination of mosquito and sand fly vectors of viral diseases and pathogens present in refugee zones of the Turkish and Jordanian borders with Syria” ALTEN B. (Executive), GÜNAY F., ERGÜNAY K., et al . 2015 - Ongoing Internationally supported scientific research project other than EU Framework Program/NIH/NSF/ERC scientific research projects.
• Screening and Genotyping of Chronic Hepatitis C Acute Hepatitis Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Kidney Transplantation Hepatitis E Virus in High Risk Patient Groups, BALABAN HY (Executive), ALP A., HASÇELİK AG, PÜRNAK T., ERGÜNAY K., DAĞ O., et al ., Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions, 2019 - Ongoing

Completed Projects

• Evaluation of the Relationship Between Intestinal Microbiota and Metabolic Parameters in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery, BÜYÜKTUNCER DEMİREL Z. (Executive), ERGÜNAY K., DOĞRUMAN AL F., TURHAN T., YILDIZ BD, YOZGAT A., et al., Higher Education Institutions Supported Project , 2019 – 2020
• Vector Induced Viral Infections in Guillain-Barre Patients, ERGÜNAY K. (Coordinator), ERDEM ÖZDAMAR S., KURT C. E., Higher Education Institutions Supported Project, 2017 – 2020
• The Role of Intestinal Microbiota in the Pathogenesis of Various Diseases, AKYÖN YILMAZ Y. (Executive), BOZDAĞ G., ERDOĞDU C., YILDIZ O. B., DURSUN E., ERGÜNAY K., et al., Higher Education Institutions Supported Project, 2017 - 2020
• Hard Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Fauna in Turkey, Geographical Distribution and Vectorial Roles Points, HEKİMOĞLU O. (Executive), ERGÜNAY K., Higher Education Institutions Supported Project, 2017 - 2019
• Evaluation and current findings of mosquito-borne Flaviviruses in Anatolia and Thrace in the last 10 years, ERGÜNAY K. (Executive), Higher Education Institutions Supported Project, 2017 – 2017
• Detection of Chikungunya virus in field-borne mosquitoes for the first time in addition to West Nile and mosquito Flaviviruses in the Mediterranean, Aegean and Thrace regions of Turkey, ERGÜNAY K. (Executive), Higher Education Institutions Supported Project, 2016 – 2016

Publications

• Karadag-Oncel E, Gonc N, Altay O, Cengiz AB, Ozon A, Pinar A, Ceyhan M, Alikasifoglu A, Akyon Y, Kandemir N, Ozsurekci Y, Kara A. Prevalence of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in children with diabetes mellitus: Trends between 2005 and 2013. Am J Infect Control. 2015 Sep 1;43(9):1015-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.04.206. Epub 2015 Jun 3.
• [Investigation of the hepatitis E virus seroprevalence in cases admitted to Hacettepe University Medical Faculty Hospital].
• Aydın NN, Ergünay K, Karagül A, Pınar A, Us D.Mikrobiol Bul. 2015 Oct;49(4):554-64. doi: 10.5578/mb.9881
• Kayman T, Polat C, Ergör G, Abacıoğlu H. Characterization of HCV genotype 4d infections in Kayseri, Turkey. Turk J Med Sci 2015; 45: 547-52.
• Ergunay K, Tkachev S, Kozlova I, Ruzek D. A Review of Methods for Detecting Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection in Tick, Animal, and Human Specimens. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2016; 16(1):4-12.
• Polat C, Karatas A, Sözen M, Matur F, Abacioglu H, Oktem MA. Enzyme immunoassay and immunoblot optimization for detection of Old World Hantavirus antibodies in wild rodents. Find Microbiology 2016; 50(2): 245-55.
• Dincer E, Karapinar Z, Oktem M, Ozbaba M, Ozkul A, Ergunay K. Canine infections and partial S segment sequence analysis of Toscana virus in Turkey. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2016; 16(9):611-8.
• Ergunay K, Ayhan N, Charrel RN. Novel and emergent sandfly-borne phleboviruses in Asia Minor: a systematic review. Reviews In Medical Virology. 2017;27(2): doi: 10.1002/rmv.1898
• Demir ZC, Bastug A, Bodur H, Ergunay K, Ozkul A. MicroRNA expression profiles in patients with acute Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever reveal possible adjustments to cellular pathways. Journal of Medical Virology. 2017; 89(3):417-22.
• Ergünay K, Litzba N, Brinkmann A, Günay F, Kar S, Öter K, Örsten S, Sarıkaya Y, Alten B, Nitsche A, Linton YM. Isolation and genomic characterization of Culex theileri flaviviruses in field-collected mosquitoes from Turkey. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2016; 46:138-47.
• Ayhan N, Baklouti A, Prudhomme J, Walder G, Amaro F, Alten B, Moutailler S, Ergunay K, Charrel RN, Huemer H. Practical Guidelines for Studies on Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses: Part I: Important Points to Consider Ante Field work. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2017;17(1):73-80.
• Huemer H, Prudhomme J, Amaro F, Baklouti A, Walder G, Alten B, Moutailler S, Ergunay K, Charrel RN, Ayhan N. Practical Guidelines for Studies on Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses: Part II: Important Points to Consider for Fieldwork and Subsequent Virological Screening. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2017;17(1):81-90.
• Altay Koçak A, Öcal M, Polat M, Kanık Yüksek S, Aktaş Tapısız A, Tezer H, Özkul A, Ergünay K, Bozdayı G, Ahmed K. Multicenter investigation of bufavirus in the etiology of viral central nervous system infections of adults and children. Bulletin of Microbiology. 2017; 51(2):191-4.
• Tüney İ, Altay A, Ergünay K, Önder SÇ, Usutük A, Salman MC, Bozdayi G, Karabulut E, Badur OS, Yüce K, Pinar A. HPV types and E6/E7 mRNA expression in cervical samples from Turkish women with abnormal cytology in Ankara, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences. 2017; 47(1):194-200.
• Ergünay K, Litzba N, Brinkmann A, Günay F, Sarıkaya Y, Kar S, Örsten S, Öter K, Domingo C, Erisoz Kasap Ö, Özkul A, Mitchell L, Nitsche A, Alten B, Linton YM. Co-circulation of West Nile virus and distinct insect-specific flaviviruses in Turkey. Parasites and Vectors. 2017; 10(1):149.
• Ergünay K, Brinkmann A, Litzba N, Günay F, Kar S, Öter K, Örsten S, Sarıkaya Y, Alten B, Nitsche A, Linton YM. A novel rhabdovirus, related to Merida virus, in field-collected mosquitoes from Anatolia and Thrace. Archives of Virology. 2017; 162(7):1903-11.
• Dinçer E, Brinkmann A, Hekimoğlu O, Hacıoğlu S, Földes K, Karapınar Z, Polat PF, Oğuz B, Orunç Kılınç Ö, Hagedorn P, Özer N, Özkul A, Nitsche A, Ergünay K. Generic amplification and next generation sequencing reveal Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus AP92-like strain and distinct tick phleboviruses in Anatolia, Turkey. Parasites and Vectors. 2017;10(1):335
• Hacioglu S, Dincer E, Tayer Isler C, Karapinar Z, Ataseven VS, Ozkul A, Ergunay K. A snapshot avian surveillance reveals West Nile virus and evidence of wild birds participating in Toscana virus circulation. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2017; 17(10):698-708
• Öncü C, Brinkmann A, Günay F, Kar S, Öter K, Sarıkaya Y, Nitsche A, Linton YM, Alten B, Ergünay K. West Nile virus, Anopheles flavivirus, a novel flavivirus as well as Merida-like rhabdovirus in Turkey field-collected mosquitoes from Thrace and Anatolia. Infect Genet Evol. 2018; 57:36-45.
• Brinkmann A, Ergünay K, Radonić A, Kocak Tufan Z, Domingo C, Nitsche A. Development and preliminary evaluation of a multiplexed amplification and next generation sequencing method for viral hemorrhagic fever diagnostics. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017; 11(11):e0006075
• Polat C, Matur F, Sözen M, Oktem MA. Serological screening of hantavirus infections in wild rodents in Central and Southern Anatolian provinces of Turkey. Turkish Microbiology Cem Journal 2017; 47(1): 6-10.
• Brinkmann A, Dinçer E, Polat C, Hekimoğlu O, Hacıoğlu S, Földes K, Özkul A, Öktem İMA, Nitsche A, Ergünay K. A metagenomic survey identifies Tamdy orthonairovirus as well as divergent phlebo-, rhabdo-, chu- and flavi-like viruses in Anatolia, Turkey. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2018; 9(5):1173-1183
• Polat C, Sironen T, Plyusnina A, Karatas A, Sozen M, Matur F, Vapalahti O, Oktem IMA, Plyusnin A. Dobrava hantavirus variants found in Apodemus flavicollis mice in Kırklareli province, Turkey. J Med Virol 2018, 90(5): 810-8.
• Pınar A. Structure and General Characteristics of Viruses. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 113-119. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Pınar A. Pathogenesis and Immune Response in Viral Infections. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 120-123. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Diagnostic Methods in Viral Infections. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 124-127. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Pınar A. Viral Respiratory Infections. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 128-144. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Pınar A. Viral Gastroenteritis. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 145-151. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Viral Hepatitis. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 152-155. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Viral Infections of Skin and Mucous Membranes. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 156-160. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
•Ergünay K. Viral Central System Infections. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 161-164. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Vector-Acquired and Zoonotic Viral Infections. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 165-168. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Intrauterine Viral Infection. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 169-171. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Transplantation and Viral Infections. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 172-1173. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Immunopathology and Transformation Due to Viruses. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 174-175. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Antiviral Treatment. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 176-180. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Polat C, Ergünay K, Irmak S, Erdin M, Brinkmann A, Çetintaş O, Çoğal M, Sözen M, Matur F, Nitsche A, Öktem İMA. A novel genetic lineage of Tula orthohantavirus in Altai voles (Microtus obscurus) from Turkey. Infect Genet Evol. 2019; 67:150-158.
• Brinkmann A, Hekimoğlu O, Dinçer E, Hagedorn P, Nitsche A, Ergünay K. A cross-sectional screening by next-generation sequencing reveals Rickettsia, Coxiella, Francisella, Borrelia, Babesia, Theileria and Hemolivia species in ticks from Anatolia. Parasite Vectors. 2019;12(1):26.
• Alighholipour Farzani T, Hanifehnezhad A, Földes K, Ergünay K, Yilmaz E, Hashim Mohamed Ali H, Ozkul A. Co-Delivery Effect of CD24 on the Immunogenicity and Lethal Challenge Protection of a DNA Vector Expressing Nucleocapsid Protein of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus. Viruses. 2019;11(1). pi: E75.
• Maes P, Adkins S, Alkhovsky SV, Avšič-Županc T, Ballinger MJ, Bente DA, Beer M, Bergeron É, Blair CD, Briese T, Buchmeier MJ, Burt FJ, Calisher CH, Charrel RN, Choi IR, Clegg JCS , de la Torre JC, de Lamballerie X, DeRisi JL, Digiaro M, Drebot M, Ebihara H, Elbeaino T, Ergunay K, Fulhorst CF, Garrison AR, Gāo GF, Gonzalez JJ, Groschup MH, Günther S, Haenni AL, Hall RA, Hewson R, Hughes HR, Jain RK, Jonson MG, Junglen S, Klempa B, Klingström J, Kormelink R, Lambert AJ, Langevin SA, Lukashevich IS, Marklewitz M, Martelli GP, Mielke-Ehret N, Mirazimi A, Mühlbach HP, Naidu R, Nunes MRT, Palacios G, Papa A, Pawęska JT, Peters CJ, Plyusnin A, Radoshitzky SR, Resende RO, Romanowski V, Sall AA, Salvato MS, Sasaya T, Schmaljohn C, Shi X, Shirako Y, Simmonds P, Sironi M, Song JW, Spengler JR, Stenglein MD, Tesh RB, Turina M, Wèi T, Whitfield AE, Yeh SD, Zerbini FM, Zhang YZ, Zhou X, Kuhn JH. Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales: second update 2018. Arch Virol. 2019; 164(3):927-941
• Aligholipour Farzani T, Földes K, Hanifehnezhad A, Yener Ilce B, Bilge Dagalp S, Amirzadeh Khiabani N, Ergünay K, Alkan F, Karaoglu T, Bodur H, Ozkul A. Bovine Herpesvirus Type 4 (BoHV-4) Vector Delivering Nucleocapsid Protein of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Induces Comparable Protective Immunity against Lethal Challenge in IFNα/β/γR-/- Mice Models. Viruses. 2019;11(3). pi: E237.
• Akıner MM, Öztürk M, Başer AB, Günay F, Hacıoğlu S, Brinkmann A, Emanet N, Alten B, Özkul A, Nitsche A, Linton YM, Ergünay K. Arboviral screening of invasive Aedes species in northeastern Turkey: West Nile virus circulation and detection of insect-only viruses. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019; 13(5):e0007334.
• Emanet N, Kar S, Dinçer E, Brinkmann A, Hacıoğlu S, Farzani TA, Koçak Tufan Z, Polat PF, Şahan A, Özkul A, Nitsche A, Linton YM, Ergünay K. Novel Tick Phlebovirus Genotypes Lacking Evidence for Vertebrate Infections in Anatolia and Thrace, Turkey. Viruses. 2019; 11(8). pi: E703.
• Bellikci-Koyu E, Sarer-Yurekli BP, Akyon Y, Aydin-Kose F, Karagozlu C, Ozgen AG, Brinkmann A, Nitsche A, Ergunay K, Yilmaz E, Buyuktuncer Z. Effects of Regular Kefir Consumption on Gut Microbiota in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Parallel-Group, Randomized, Controlled Study. Nutrients. 2019; 11(9). pi: E2089.
• Aligholipour Farzani T, Földes K, Ergunay K, Gurdal H, Bastug A, Ozkul A. Immunological Analysis of a CCHFV mRNA Vaccine Candidate in Mouse Models. Vaccines (Basel). 2019; 7(3). pi: E115.
• Abudurexiti A, Adkins S, Alioto D, Alkhovsky SV, Avšič-Županc T, Ballinger MJ, Bente DA, Beer M, Bergeron É, Blair CD, Briese T, Buchmeier MJ, Burt FJ, Calisher CH, Cháng C, Charrel RN , Choi IR, Clegg JCS, de la Torre JC, de Lamballerie X, Dèng F, Di Serio F, Digiaro M, Drebot MA, Duàn X, Ebihara H, Elbeaino T, Ergunay K, Fulhorst CF, Garrison AR, Gāo GF, Gonzalez JJ, Groschup MH, Günther S, Haenni AL, Hall RA, Hepojoki J, Hewson R, Hú Z, Hughes HR, Jonson MG, Junglen S, Klempa B, Klingström J, Kòu C, Laenen L, Lambert AJ, Langevin SA , Liu D, Lukashevich IS, Luò T, Lǚ C, Maes P, de Souza WM, Marklewitz M, Martelli GP, Matsuno K, Mielke-Ehret N, Minutolo M, Mirazimi A, Moming A, Mühlbach HP, Naidu R, Navarro B, Nunes MRT, Palacios G, Papa A, Pauvolid-Corrêa A, Pawęska JT, Qiáo J, Radoshitzky SR, Resende RO, Romanowski V, Sall AA, Salvato MS, Sasaya T, Shěn S, Shí X, Shirako Y, Simmonds P, Sironi M, Song JW, Spengler JR, Stenglein MD, Sū Z, Sūn S, Táng S, Turina M, Wáng B, Wáng C, W áng H, Wáng J, Wèi T, Whitfield AE, Zerbini FM, Zhāng J, Zhāng L, Zhāng Y, Zhang YZ, Zhāng Y, Zhou X, Zhū L, Kuhn JH. Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales: update 2019. Arch Virol. 2019; 164(7):1949-1965.
• Dinçer E, Hacıoğlu S, Kar S, Emanet N, Brinkmann A, Nitsche A, Özkul A, Linton YM, Ergünay K. Survey and Characterization of Jingmen Tick Virus Variants. Viruses. 2019; 11(11). doi: 10.3390/v11111071.
• Özbel Y, Oğuz G, Arserim SK, Erişöz Kasap Ö, Karaoğlu B, Yilmaz A, Emanet N, Günay F, Hacioğlu S, Demirok MC, Töz S, Alten B, Nalçaci M, Özkul A, Ergünay K. The initial detection of Toscana virus in phlebotomine sandflies from Turkey. Med Vet Entomol. 2020; 34(4):402-410.
• Ergünay K. Revisiting new tick-associated viruses: what comes next?. FutureVirol. 2020; 15(1): doi:10.2217/fvl-2019-0149
• Okar SV, Bekircan-Kurt CE, Hacıoğlu S, Erdem-Özdamar S, Özkul A, Ergünay K. Toscana virus associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome: a case-control study. Acta Neurol Document. 2020; doi: 10.1007/s13760-020-01279-5.
• Altay-Kocak A, Bozdayi G, Michel J, Polat M, Kanik-Yuksek S, Tezer H, Ozkul A, Ahmed K, Nitsche A, Ergunay K. Multi-assay investigation of viral etiology in pediatric central nervous system infections. J Infect DevCtries. 2020;14(6):572-579.
• Kuhn JH, Adkins S, Alioto D, Alkhovsky SV, Amarasinghe GK, Anthony SJ, Avšič-Županc T, Ayllón MA, Bahl J, Balkema-Buschmann A, Ballinger MJ, Bartonička T, Basler C, Bavari S, Beer M, Bente DA, Bergeron É, Bird BH, Blair C, Blasdell KR, Bradfute SB, Breyta R, Briese T, Brown PA, Buchholz UJ, Buchmeier MJ, Bukreyev A, Burt F, Buzkan N, Calisher CH, Cao M, Casas I , Chamberlain J, Chandran K, Charrel RN, Chen B, Chiumenti M, Choi IR, Clegg JCS, Crozier I, da Graça JV, Dal Bó E, Dávila AMR, de la Torre JC, de Lamballerie X, de Swart RL, Di Bello PL, Di Paola N, Di Serio F, Dietzgen RG, Digiaro M, Dolja VV, Dolnik O, Drebot MA, Drexler JF, Dürrwald R, Dufkova L, Dundon WG, Duprex WP, Dye JM, Easton AJ, Ebihara H, Elbeaino T, Ergunay K, Fernandes J, Fooks AR, Formenty PBH, Forth LF, Fouchier RAM, Freitas-Astúa J, Gago-Zachert S, Gāo GF, García ML, García-Sastre A, Garrison AR, Gbakima A, Goldstein T , Gonzalez JJ, Griffiths A, Groschup MH, Günther S, Guterres A, Hall RA, Hammond J, Hassan M, Hepojoki J, Hepojoki S, Hetzel U, Hewson R, Hoffmann B, Hongo S, Höper D, Horie M, Hughes HR, Hyndman TH, Jambai A, Jardim R, Jiāng D, Jin Q, Jonson GB, Junglen S, Karadağ S, Keller KE, Klempa B, Klingström J, Kobinger G, Kondō H, Koonin EV, Krupovic M, Kurath G, Kuzmin IV, Laenen L, Lamb RA, Lambert AJ, Langevin SL, Lee B, Lemos ERS, Leroy EM , Li D, Lǐ J, Liang M, Liú W, Liú Y, Lukashevich IS, Maes P, Marciel de Souza W, Marklewitz M, Marshall SH, Martelli GP, Martin RR, Marzano SL, Massart S, McCauley JW, Mielke- Ehret N, Minafra A, Minutolo M, Mirazimi A, Mühlbach HP, Mühlberger E, Naidu R, Natsuaki T, Navarro B, Navarro JA, Netesov SV, Neumann G, Nowotny N, Nunes MRT, Nylund A, Økland AL, Oliveira RC , Palacios G, Pallas V, Pályi B, Papa A, Parrish CR, Pauvolid-Corrêa A, Pawęska JT, Payne S, Pérez DR, Pfaff F, Radoshitzky SR, Rahman AU, Ramos-González PL, Resende RO, Reyes CA, Rima BK, Romanowski V, Robles Luna G, Rota P, Rubbenstroth D, Runstadler JA, Ruzek D, Sabanadzovic S, Sa lát J, Sall AA, Salvato MS, Sarpkaya K, Sasaya T, Schwemmle M, Shabbir MZ, Shí X, Shí Z, Shirako Y, Simmonds P, Širmarová J, Sironi M, Smither S, Smura T, Song JW, Spann KM , Spengler JR, Stenglein MD, Stone DM, Straková P, Takada A, Tesh RB, Thornburg NJ, Tomonaga K, Tordo N, Towner JS, Turina M, Tzanetakis I, Ulrich RG, Vaira AM, van den Hoogen B, Varsani A , Vasilakis N, Verbeek M, Wahl V, Walker PJ, Wang H, Wang J, Wang X, Wang LF, Wei T, Wells H, Whitfield AE, Williams JV, Wolf YI, Wú Z, Yang X, Yáng X, Yu X, Yutin N, Zerbini FM, Zhang T, Zhang YZ, Zhou G, Zhou X. 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales. ArchVirol. 2020; 165(12):3023-3072. doi: 10.1007/s00705-020-04731-2.
Ergünay K, Dinçer E, Kar S, Emanet N, Yalçınkaya D, Polat Dinçer PF, Brinkmann A, Hacıoğlu S, Nitsche A, Özkul A, Linton YM. Multiple orthonairoviruses including Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Tamdy virus and the novel Meram virus in Anatolia. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2020; 11(5):101448.
• Földes K, Aligholipour Farzani T, Ergünay K, Ozkul A. Differential Growth Characteristics of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Kidney Cells of Human and Bovine Origin. Viruses. 2020 Jun 25;12(6). doi: 10.3390/v12060685.
• Eyupoglu ND, Ergunay K, Acikgoz A, Akyon Y, Yilmaz E, Yildiz BO. Gut Microbiota and Oral Contraceptive Use in Overweight and Obese Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020;105(12). doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa600.
• Örsten S, Demirci-Duarte S, Ünalan-Altıntop T, Çakar A, Sancak B, ErgÜnay K, Özkuyumcu C. Low prevalence of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in Anatolia, screened via phenotypic and genotypic testing. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung. 2020;. doi: 10.1556/030.2020.01143.
• Garrison AR, Alkhovsky Альховский Сергей Владимирович SV, Avšič-Županc T, Bente DA, Bergeron É, Burt F, Di Paola N, Ergünay K, Hewson R, Kuhn JH, Mirazimi A, Papa A, Palazimi A, Saengs G, Consortium IR. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Nairoviridae. J Gene Virol. 2020; 101(8):798-799.
• Hanifehnezhad A, Kehribar EŞ, Öztop S, Sheraz A, Kasırga S, Ergünay K, Önder S, Yılmaz E, Engin D, Oğuzoğlu TÇ, Şeker UÖŞ, Yılmaz E, Özkul A. Characterization of local SARS-CoV-2 isolates and pathogenicity in IFNAR-/- mice. Helion. 2020; 6(9):e05116. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05116.
• Polat C. Covid-19 pandemic: An overview. ANKEM Journal 2020; 34(1): 25-31.
• Ergünay K, Polat C, Özkul A. Vector-borne viruses in Turkey: A systematic review and bibliography. Antiviral Res. 2020; 183:104934. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2020.104934.
• Polat C, Ergin C, Akkaya Y, Oktem IMA. Investigation of Orthohantavirus seroprevalence in northern rural areas of Denizli province, Turkey. Jpn J Infect Dis 2020; 73(3): 201-204.

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Research Infrastructure

• Class II Biosafety Cabinet (2 units)
• Inverted Microscope (1 Piece)
• Thermal Cycle Device (1 Piece)
• Microcentrifuge (2 units)
• Vortex (2 Pieces)
• Heat Block (1 Piece)
• Refrigerator +4 (4 units)
• Deep Freezer -20 (2 Pieces)
• Deep Freezer -80 (1 Piece)

Researchers

•    Prof. Dr. Ahmet Pınar
•    Prof. Dr. Koray Ergünay
•    Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ceylan Polat

Ongoing Projects

• GEIS Research Project Award “Identification and incrimination of mosquito and sand fly vectors of viral diseases and pathogens present in refugee zones of the Turkish and Jordanian borders with Syria” ALTEN B. (Executive), GÜNAY F., ERGÜNAY K., et al . 2015 - Ongoing Internationally supported scientific research project other than EU Framework Program/NIH/NSF/ERC scientific research projects.
• Screening and Genotyping of Chronic Hepatitis C Acute Hepatitis Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Kidney Transplantation Hepatitis E Virus in High Risk Patient Groups, BALABAN HY (Executive), ALP A., HASÇELİK AG, PÜRNAK T., ERGÜNAY K., DAĞ O., et al ., Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions, 2019 - Ongoing

Completed Projects

• Evaluation of the Relationship Between Intestinal Microbiota and Metabolic Parameters in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery, BÜYÜKTUNCER DEMİREL Z. (Executive), ERGÜNAY K., DOĞRUMAN AL F., TURHAN T., YILDIZ BD, YOZGAT A., et al., Higher Education Institutions Supported Project , 2019 – 2020
• Vector Induced Viral Infections in Guillain-Barre Patients, ERGÜNAY K. (Coordinator), ERDEM ÖZDAMAR S., KURT C. E., Higher Education Institutions Supported Project, 2017 – 2020
• The Role of Intestinal Microbiota in the Pathogenesis of Various Diseases, AKYÖN YILMAZ Y. (Executive), BOZDAĞ G., ERDOĞDU C., YILDIZ O. B., DURSUN E., ERGÜNAY K., et al., Higher Education Institutions Supported Project, 2017 - 2020
• Hard Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Fauna in Turkey, Geographical Distribution and Vectorial Roles Points, HEKİMOĞLU O. (Executive), ERGÜNAY K., Higher Education Institutions Supported Project, 2017 - 2019
• Evaluation and current findings of mosquito-borne Flaviviruses in Anatolia and Thrace in the last 10 years, ERGÜNAY K. (Executive), Higher Education Institutions Supported Project, 2017 – 2017
• Detection of Chikungunya virus in field-borne mosquitoes for the first time in addition to West Nile and mosquito Flaviviruses in the Mediterranean, Aegean and Thrace regions of Turkey, ERGÜNAY K. (Executive), Higher Education Institutions Supported Project, 2016 – 2016

Publications

• Karadag-Oncel E, Gonc N, Altay O, Cengiz AB, Ozon A, Pinar A, Ceyhan M, Alikasifoglu A, Akyon Y, Kandemir N, Ozsurekci Y, Kara A. Prevalence of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in children with diabetes mellitus: Trends between 2005 and 2013. Am J Infect Control. 2015 Sep 1;43(9):1015-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.04.206. Epub 2015 Jun 3.
• [Investigation of the hepatitis E virus seroprevalence in cases admitted to Hacettepe University Medical Faculty Hospital].
• Aydın NN, Ergünay K, Karagül A, Pınar A, Us D.Mikrobiol Bul. 2015 Oct;49(4):554-64. doi: 10.5578/mb.9881
• Kayman T, Polat C, Ergör G, Abacıoğlu H. Characterization of HCV genotype 4d infections in Kayseri, Turkey. Turk J Med Sci 2015; 45: 547-52.
• Ergunay K, Tkachev S, Kozlova I, Ruzek D. A Review of Methods for Detecting Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection in Tick, Animal, and Human Specimens. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2016; 16(1):4-12.
• Polat C, Karatas A, Sözen M, Matur F, Abacioglu H, Oktem MA. Enzyme immunoassay and immunoblot optimization for detection of Old World Hantavirus antibodies in wild rodents. Find Microbiology 2016; 50(2): 245-55.
• Dincer E, Karapinar Z, Oktem M, Ozbaba M, Ozkul A, Ergunay K. Canine infections and partial S segment sequence analysis of Toscana virus in Turkey. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2016; 16(9):611-8.
• Ergunay K, Ayhan N, Charrel RN. Novel and emergent sandfly-borne phleboviruses in Asia Minor: a systematic review. Reviews In Medical Virology. 2017;27(2): doi: 10.1002/rmv.1898
• Demir ZC, Bastug A, Bodur H, Ergunay K, Ozkul A. MicroRNA expression profiles in patients with acute Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever reveal possible adjustments to cellular pathways. Journal of Medical Virology. 2017; 89(3):417-22.
• Ergünay K, Litzba N, Brinkmann A, Günay F, Kar S, Öter K, Örsten S, Sarıkaya Y, Alten B, Nitsche A, Linton YM. Isolation and genomic characterization of Culex theileri flaviviruses in field-collected mosquitoes from Turkey. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2016; 46:138-47.
• Ayhan N, Baklouti A, Prudhomme J, Walder G, Amaro F, Alten B, Moutailler S, Ergunay K, Charrel RN, Huemer H. Practical Guidelines for Studies on Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses: Part I: Important Points to Consider Ante Field work. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2017;17(1):73-80.
• Huemer H, Prudhomme J, Amaro F, Baklouti A, Walder G, Alten B, Moutailler S, Ergunay K, Charrel RN, Ayhan N. Practical Guidelines for Studies on Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses: Part II: Important Points to Consider for Fieldwork and Subsequent Virological Screening. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2017;17(1):81-90.
• Altay Koçak A, Öcal M, Polat M, Kanık Yüksek S, Aktaş Tapısız A, Tezer H, Özkul A, Ergünay K, Bozdayı G, Ahmed K. Multicenter investigation of bufavirus in the etiology of viral central nervous system infections of adults and children. Bulletin of Microbiology. 2017; 51(2):191-4.
• Tüney İ, Altay A, Ergünay K, Önder SÇ, Usutük A, Salman MC, Bozdayi G, Karabulut E, Badur OS, Yüce K, Pinar A. HPV types and E6/E7 mRNA expression in cervical samples from Turkish women with abnormal cytology in Ankara, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences. 2017; 47(1):194-200.
• Ergünay K, Litzba N, Brinkmann A, Günay F, Sarıkaya Y, Kar S, Örsten S, Öter K, Domingo C, Erisoz Kasap Ö, Özkul A, Mitchell L, Nitsche A, Alten B, Linton YM. Co-circulation of West Nile virus and distinct insect-specific flaviviruses in Turkey. Parasites and Vectors. 2017; 10(1):149.
• Ergünay K, Brinkmann A, Litzba N, Günay F, Kar S, Öter K, Örsten S, Sarıkaya Y, Alten B, Nitsche A, Linton YM. A novel rhabdovirus, related to Merida virus, in field-collected mosquitoes from Anatolia and Thrace. Archives of Virology. 2017; 162(7):1903-11.
• Dinçer E, Brinkmann A, Hekimoğlu O, Hacıoğlu S, Földes K, Karapınar Z, Polat PF, Oğuz B, Orunç Kılınç Ö, Hagedorn P, Özer N, Özkul A, Nitsche A, Ergünay K. Generic amplification and next generation sequencing reveal Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus AP92-like strain and distinct tick phleboviruses in Anatolia, Turkey. Parasites and Vectors. 2017;10(1):335
• Hacioglu S, Dincer E, Tayer Isler C, Karapinar Z, Ataseven VS, Ozkul A, Ergunay K. A snapshot avian surveillance reveals West Nile virus and evidence of wild birds participating in Toscana virus circulation. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2017; 17(10):698-708
• Öncü C, Brinkmann A, Günay F, Kar S, Öter K, Sarıkaya Y, Nitsche A, Linton YM, Alten B, Ergünay K. West Nile virus, Anopheles flavivirus, a novel flavivirus as well as Merida-like rhabdovirus in Turkey field-collected mosquitoes from Thrace and Anatolia. Infect Genet Evol. 2018; 57:36-45.
• Brinkmann A, Ergünay K, Radonić A, Kocak Tufan Z, Domingo C, Nitsche A. Development and preliminary evaluation of a multiplexed amplification and next generation sequencing method for viral hemorrhagic fever diagnostics. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017; 11(11):e0006075
• Polat C, Matur F, Sözen M, Oktem MA. Serological screening of hantavirus infections in wild rodents in Central and Southern Anatolian provinces of Turkey. Turkish Microbiology Cem Journal 2017; 47(1): 6-10.
• Brinkmann A, Dinçer E, Polat C, Hekimoğlu O, Hacıoğlu S, Földes K, Özkul A, Öktem İMA, Nitsche A, Ergünay K. A metagenomic survey identifies Tamdy orthonairovirus as well as divergent phlebo-, rhabdo-, chu- and flavi-like viruses in Anatolia, Turkey. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2018; 9(5):1173-1183
• Polat C, Sironen T, Plyusnina A, Karatas A, Sozen M, Matur F, Vapalahti O, Oktem IMA, Plyusnin A. Dobrava hantavirus variants found in Apodemus flavicollis mice in Kırklareli province, Turkey. J Med Virol 2018, 90(5): 810-8.
• Pınar A. Structure and General Characteristics of Viruses. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 113-119. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Pınar A. Pathogenesis and Immune Response in Viral Infections. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 120-123. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Diagnostic Methods in Viral Infections. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 124-127. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Pınar A. Viral Respiratory Infections. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 128-144. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Pınar A. Viral Gastroenteritis. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 145-151. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Viral Hepatitis. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 152-155. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Viral Infections of Skin and Mucous Membranes. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 156-160. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
•Ergünay K. Viral Central System Infections. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 161-164. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Vector-Acquired and Zoonotic Viral Infections. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 165-168. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Intrauterine Viral Infection. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 169-171. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Transplantation and Viral Infections. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 172-1173. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Immunopathology and Transformation Due to Viruses. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 174-175. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Ergünay K. Antiviral Treatment. Medical Microbiology Mind Notes, Akyön Yılmaz A (ed.), 2018, 176-180. Güneş Medical Bookstores ISBN: 978-975-277-689-0.
• Polat C, Ergünay K, Irmak S, Erdin M, Brinkmann A, Çetintaş O, Çoğal M, Sözen M, Matur F, Nitsche A, Öktem İMA. A novel genetic lineage of Tula orthohantavirus in Altai voles (Microtus obscurus) from Turkey. Infect Genet Evol. 2019; 67:150-158.
• Brinkmann A, Hekimoğlu O, Dinçer E, Hagedorn P, Nitsche A, Ergünay K. A cross-sectional screening by next-generation sequencing reveals Rickettsia, Coxiella, Francisella, Borrelia, Babesia, Theileria and Hemolivia species in ticks from Anatolia. Parasite Vectors. 2019;12(1):26.
• Alighholipour Farzani T, Hanifehnezhad A, Földes K, Ergünay K, Yilmaz E, Hashim Mohamed Ali H, Ozkul A. Co-Delivery Effect of CD24 on the Immunogenicity and Lethal Challenge Protection of a DNA Vector Expressing Nucleocapsid Protein of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus. Viruses. 2019;11(1). pi: E75.
• Maes P, Adkins S, Alkhovsky SV, Avšič-Županc T, Ballinger MJ, Bente DA, Beer M, Bergeron É, Blair CD, Briese T, Buchmeier MJ, Burt FJ, Calisher CH, Charrel RN, Choi IR, Clegg JCS , de la Torre JC, de Lamballerie X, DeRisi JL, Digiaro M, Drebot M, Ebihara H, Elbeaino T, Ergunay K, Fulhorst CF, Garrison AR, Gāo GF, Gonzalez JJ, Groschup MH, Günther S, Haenni AL, Hall RA, Hewson R, Hughes HR, Jain RK, Jonson MG, Junglen S, Klempa B, Klingström J, Kormelink R, Lambert AJ, Langevin SA, Lukashevich IS, Marklewitz M, Martelli GP, Mielke-Ehret N, Mirazimi A, Mühlbach HP, Naidu R, Nunes MRT, Palacios G, Papa A, Pawęska JT, Peters CJ, Plyusnin A, Radoshitzky SR, Resende RO, Romanowski V, Sall AA, Salvato MS, Sasaya T, Schmaljohn C, Shi X, Shirako Y, Simmonds P, Sironi M, Song JW, Spengler JR, Stenglein MD, Tesh RB, Turina M, Wèi T, Whitfield AE, Yeh SD, Zerbini FM, Zhang YZ, Zhou X, Kuhn JH. Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales: second update 2018. Arch Virol. 2019; 164(3):927-941
• Aligholipour Farzani T, Földes K, Hanifehnezhad A, Yener Ilce B, Bilge Dagalp S, Amirzadeh Khiabani N, Ergünay K, Alkan F, Karaoglu T, Bodur H, Ozkul A. Bovine Herpesvirus Type 4 (BoHV-4) Vector Delivering Nucleocapsid Protein of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Induces Comparable Protective Immunity against Lethal Challenge in IFNα/β/γR-/- Mice Models. Viruses. 2019;11(3). pi: E237.
• Akıner MM, Öztürk M, Başer AB, Günay F, Hacıoğlu S, Brinkmann A, Emanet N, Alten B, Özkul A, Nitsche A, Linton YM, Ergünay K. Arboviral screening of invasive Aedes species in northeastern Turkey: West Nile virus circulation and detection of insect-only viruses. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019; 13(5):e0007334.
• Emanet N, Kar S, Dinçer E, Brinkmann A, Hacıoğlu S, Farzani TA, Koçak Tufan Z, Polat PF, Şahan A, Özkul A, Nitsche A, Linton YM, Ergünay K. Novel Tick Phlebovirus Genotypes Lacking Evidence for Vertebrate Infections in Anatolia and Thrace, Turkey. Viruses. 2019; 11(8). pi: E703.
• Bellikci-Koyu E, Sarer-Yurekli BP, Akyon Y, Aydin-Kose F, Karagozlu C, Ozgen AG, Brinkmann A, Nitsche A, Ergunay K, Yilmaz E, Buyuktuncer Z. Effects of Regular Kefir Consumption on Gut Microbiota in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Parallel-Group, Randomized, Controlled Study. Nutrients. 2019; 11(9). pi: E2089.
• Aligholipour Farzani T, Földes K, Ergunay K, Gurdal H, Bastug A, Ozkul A. Immunological Analysis of a CCHFV mRNA Vaccine Candidate in Mouse Models. Vaccines (Basel). 2019; 7(3). pi: E115.
• Abudurexiti A, Adkins S, Alioto D, Alkhovsky SV, Avšič-Županc T, Ballinger MJ, Bente DA, Beer M, Bergeron É, Blair CD, Briese T, Buchmeier MJ, Burt FJ, Calisher CH, Cháng C, Charrel RN , Choi IR, Clegg JCS, de la Torre JC, de Lamballerie X, Dèng F, Di Serio F, Digiaro M, Drebot MA, Duàn X, Ebihara H, Elbeaino T, Ergunay K, Fulhorst CF, Garrison AR, Gāo GF, Gonzalez JJ, Groschup MH, Günther S, Haenni AL, Hall RA, Hepojoki J, Hewson R, Hú Z, Hughes HR, Jonson MG, Junglen S, Klempa B, Klingström J, Kòu C, Laenen L, Lambert AJ, Langevin SA , Liu D, Lukashevich IS, Luò T, Lǚ C, Maes P, de Souza WM, Marklewitz M, Martelli GP, Matsuno K, Mielke-Ehret N, Minutolo M, Mirazimi A, Moming A, Mühlbach HP, Naidu R, Navarro B, Nunes MRT, Palacios G, Papa A, Pauvolid-Corrêa A, Pawęska JT, Qiáo J, Radoshitzky SR, Resende RO, Romanowski V, Sall AA, Salvato MS, Sasaya T, Shěn S, Shí X, Shirako Y, Simmonds P, Sironi M, Song JW, Spengler JR, Stenglein MD, Sū Z, Sūn S, Táng S, Turina M, Wáng B, Wáng C, W áng H, Wáng J, Wèi T, Whitfield AE, Zerbini FM, Zhāng J, Zhāng L, Zhāng Y, Zhang YZ, Zhāng Y, Zhou X, Zhū L, Kuhn JH. Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales: update 2019. Arch Virol. 2019; 164(7):1949-1965.
• Dinçer E, Hacıoğlu S, Kar S, Emanet N, Brinkmann A, Nitsche A, Özkul A, Linton YM, Ergünay K. Survey and Characterization of Jingmen Tick Virus Variants. Viruses. 2019; 11(11). doi: 10.3390/v11111071.
• Özbel Y, Oğuz G, Arserim SK, Erişöz Kasap Ö, Karaoğlu B, Yilmaz A, Emanet N, Günay F, Hacioğlu S, Demirok MC, Töz S, Alten B, Nalçaci M, Özkul A, Ergünay K. The initial detection of Toscana virus in phlebotomine sandflies from Turkey. Med Vet Entomol. 2020; 34(4):402-410.
• Ergünay K. Revisiting new tick-associated viruses: what comes next?. FutureVirol. 2020; 15(1): doi:10.2217/fvl-2019-0149
• Okar SV, Bekircan-Kurt CE, Hacıoğlu S, Erdem-Özdamar S, Özkul A, Ergünay K. Toscana virus associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome: a case-control study. Acta Neurol Document. 2020; doi: 10.1007/s13760-020-01279-5.
• Altay-Kocak A, Bozdayi G, Michel J, Polat M, Kanik-Yuksek S, Tezer H, Ozkul A, Ahmed K, Nitsche A, Ergunay K. Multi-assay investigation of viral etiology in pediatric central nervous system infections. J Infect DevCtries. 2020;14(6):572-579.
• Kuhn JH, Adkins S, Alioto D, Alkhovsky SV, Amarasinghe GK, Anthony SJ, Avšič-Županc T, Ayllón MA, Bahl J, Balkema-Buschmann A, Ballinger MJ, Bartonička T, Basler C, Bavari S, Beer M, Bente DA, Bergeron É, Bird BH, Blair C, Blasdell KR, Bradfute SB, Breyta R, Briese T, Brown PA, Buchholz UJ, Buchmeier MJ, Bukreyev A, Burt F, Buzkan N, Calisher CH, Cao M, Casas I , Chamberlain J, Chandran K, Charrel RN, Chen B, Chiumenti M, Choi IR, Clegg JCS, Crozier I, da Graça JV, Dal Bó E, Dávila AMR, de la Torre JC, de Lamballerie X, de Swart RL, Di Bello PL, Di Paola N, Di Serio F, Dietzgen RG, Digiaro M, Dolja VV, Dolnik O, Drebot MA, Drexler JF, Dürrwald R, Dufkova L, Dundon WG, Duprex WP, Dye JM, Easton AJ, Ebihara H, Elbeaino T, Ergunay K, Fernandes J, Fooks AR, Formenty PBH, Forth LF, Fouchier RAM, Freitas-Astúa J, Gago-Zachert S, Gāo GF, García ML, García-Sastre A, Garrison AR, Gbakima A, Goldstein T , Gonzalez JJ, Griffiths A, Groschup MH, Günther S, Guterres A, Hall RA, Hammond J, Hassan M, Hepojoki J, Hepojoki S, Hetzel U, Hewson R, Hoffmann B, Hongo S, Höper D, Horie M, Hughes HR, Hyndman TH, Jambai A, Jardim R, Jiāng D, Jin Q, Jonson GB, Junglen S, Karadağ S, Keller KE, Klempa B, Klingström J, Kobinger G, Kondō H, Koonin EV, Krupovic M, Kurath G, Kuzmin IV, Laenen L, Lamb RA, Lambert AJ, Langevin SL, Lee B, Lemos ERS, Leroy EM , Li D, Lǐ J, Liang M, Liú W, Liú Y, Lukashevich IS, Maes P, Marciel de Souza W, Marklewitz M, Marshall SH, Martelli GP, Martin RR, Marzano SL, Massart S, McCauley JW, Mielke- Ehret N, Minafra A, Minutolo M, Mirazimi A, Mühlbach HP, Mühlberger E, Naidu R, Natsuaki T, Navarro B, Navarro JA, Netesov SV, Neumann G, Nowotny N, Nunes MRT, Nylund A, Økland AL, Oliveira RC , Palacios G, Pallas V, Pályi B, Papa A, Parrish CR, Pauvolid-Corrêa A, Pawęska JT, Payne S, Pérez DR, Pfaff F, Radoshitzky SR, Rahman AU, Ramos-González PL, Resende RO, Reyes CA, Rima BK, Romanowski V, Robles Luna G, Rota P, Rubbenstroth D, Runstadler JA, Ruzek D, Sabanadzovic S, Sa lát J, Sall AA, Salvato MS, Sarpkaya K, Sasaya T, Schwemmle M, Shabbir MZ, Shí X, Shí Z, Shirako Y, Simmonds P, Širmarová J, Sironi M, Smither S, Smura T, Song JW, Spann KM , Spengler JR, Stenglein MD, Stone DM, Straková P, Takada A, Tesh RB, Thornburg NJ, Tomonaga K, Tordo N, Towner JS, Turina M, Tzanetakis I, Ulrich RG, Vaira AM, van den Hoogen B, Varsani A , Vasilakis N, Verbeek M, Wahl V, Walker PJ, Wang H, Wang J, Wang X, Wang LF, Wei T, Wells H, Whitfield AE, Williams JV, Wolf YI, Wú Z, Yang X, Yáng X, Yu X, Yutin N, Zerbini FM, Zhang T, Zhang YZ, Zhou G, Zhou X. 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales. ArchVirol. 2020; 165(12):3023-3072. doi: 10.1007/s00705-020-04731-2.
Ergünay K, Dinçer E, Kar S, Emanet N, Yalçınkaya D, Polat Dinçer PF, Brinkmann A, Hacıoğlu S, Nitsche A, Özkul A, Linton YM. Multiple orthonairoviruses including Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Tamdy virus and the novel Meram virus in Anatolia. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2020; 11(5):101448.
• Földes K, Aligholipour Farzani T, Ergünay K, Ozkul A. Differential Growth Characteristics of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Kidney Cells of Human and Bovine Origin. Viruses. 2020 Jun 25;12(6). doi: 10.3390/v12060685.
• Eyupoglu ND, Ergunay K, Acikgoz A, Akyon Y, Yilmaz E, Yildiz BO. Gut Microbiota and Oral Contraceptive Use in Overweight and Obese Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020;105(12). doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa600.
• Örsten S, Demirci-Duarte S, Ünalan-Altıntop T, Çakar A, Sancak B, ErgÜnay K, Özkuyumcu C. Low prevalence of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in Anatolia, screened via phenotypic and genotypic testing. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung. 2020;. doi: 10.1556/030.2020.01143.
• Garrison AR, Alkhovsky Альховский Сергей Владимирович SV, Avšič-Županc T, Bente DA, Bergeron É, Burt F, Di Paola N, Ergünay K, Hewson R, Kuhn JH, Mirazimi A, Papa A, Palazimi A, Saengs G, Consortium IR. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Nairoviridae. J Gene Virol. 2020; 101(8):798-799.
• Hanifehnezhad A, Kehribar EŞ, Öztop S, Sheraz A, Kasırga S, Ergünay K, Önder S, Yılmaz E, Engin D, Oğuzoğlu TÇ, Şeker UÖŞ, Yılmaz E, Özkul A. Characterization of local SARS-CoV-2 isolates and pathogenicity in IFNAR-/- mice. Helion. 2020; 6(9):e05116. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05116.
• Polat C. Covid-19 pandemic: An overview. ANKEM Journal 2020; 34(1): 25-31.
• Ergünay K, Polat C, Özkul A. Vector-borne viruses in Turkey: A systematic review and bibliography. Antiviral Res. 2020; 183:104934. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2020.104934.
• Polat C, Ergin C, Akkaya Y, Oktem IMA. Investigation of Orthohantavirus seroprevalence in northern rural areas of Denizli province, Turkey. Jpn J Infect Dis 2020; 73(3): 201-204.

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