Department of Medical Microbiology, Virology Research Laboratory

Hakkında

Hacettepe Üniversitesi'nin kurulduğu 1967 yılından sonra Prof. Dr. Şemsettin Ustaçelebi tarafından oluşturulan Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı Viroloji Laboratuvarının 2008 yılından sonraki yöneticisi Prof. Dr. Dürdal Us olmuştur. 2018 yılından itibaren laboratuvar yöneticiliğini Prof. Dr. Ahmet Pınar yürütmektedir. Tıbbi Viroloji yandal eğitimi de verilmiş olan laboratuvarımızda vektör kaynaklı virüsler, kemirgen kaynaklı virüsler, nörolojik hastalıklara neden olan virüsler ve solunum yolu virüslerine yönelik bilimsel araştırmalar yürütmektedir. Çalışmalar, moleküler ve serolojik tanı, vektör/rezervuar-konak etkileşimi, patojenlerin epidemiyolojisi ve ekolojisi, yeni virusların tanımlaması ve moleküler evrim üzerinde yoğunlaşmaktadır. Laboratuvarımızda Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Uzmanlık Eğitiminin Viroloji kısmı da verilmektedir.

Araştırma Olanakları

  • Class II Biyogüvenlik Kabini (2 Adet)
  • Inverted Mikroskop (1 Adet)
  • Termal Döngü Cihazı (2 Adet)
  • Mikrosantrifüj (2 Adet)
  • Vorteks (2 Adet)
  • Isı Bloğu (1 Adet)
  • Buzdolabı +4 (4 Adet)
  • Derin Dondurucu -20 (2 Adet)
  • Derin Dondurucu -80 (1 Adet)
  • Bilgisayar (2 Adet)

Araştırmacılar

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

Projeler

1- 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, Günay F, Ergünay K, et al. 2015 AB Çerçeve Programı/NIH/NSF/ERC bilimsel araştırma projeleri dışındaki uluslararası destekli bilimsel araştırma projesi.

2- Kemirici Monitorizasyonu ile Ortohantavirüslerin İklimsel Dağılımının Değerlendirilmesi. Polat C, Erdin M, Kalkan O, Irmak S, Öktem MA, et al. 2015 TUBİTAK 1001 Projesi

3- Lenfositik koriomenenjit virüs: Konak çeşitliliği ve filocoğrafik difüzyonu. Polat C, Öktem MA, Erdin M, Sironen T, et al. 2015

4- Yüksek Riskli Hasta Gruplarında Kronik Hepatit C Akut Hepatit Hematopoietik Kök Hücre Nakli Böbrek Nakli Hepatit E Virüsünün Taranması ve Genotiplendirilmesi, Balaban HY, Alp A, Hasçelik AG, Pürnak T, Ergünay K, Dağ O, et al, 2019 Yükseköğretim Kurumları Destekli Proje.

5- Yenidoğan ve Pediatrik Hastalarda İnsan Parechovirus Prevalansının Belirlenmesi, Özdemir A, Aliyev F, Polat C, Çelik HT, Özsürekçi Y, Ergünay K, Pınar A. 2021 HÜBAP Kariyer Destek Projesi

6- Anadolu’da HIV-1 Enfeksiyonunun Moleküler Epidemiyolojik Analizi ve Antiretroviral İlaç Direnç Profilinin İncelenmesi. Özdemir A, Uzun M, Polat C, Sönmezer MÇ, Demir T, İnkaya AÇ, Ergünay K, Ünal S, Pınar A. 2021 Gilead Hayat Bulan Fikirler Projesi

 

7- Hyalomma scupense ve Rhipicephalus bursa türlerinde RNA viromu. Özdemir A, Polat C, Ergünay K, Pınar A, Erdin M, Sironen T, et al. 2021

8- AB Horizon CLIMOS Projesi 2021 Kasap ÖE, Oğuz G, Polat C, Alten B, Ergünay K

9- Primer ve Sekonder İmmün Yetmezlikli Hastalarda Saptanan Sitomegalovirüs Suşlarında Gansiklovir Direncinin Genotipik Yöntemlerle Araştırılması, Fırtına A, Polat C, Alp A, İnkaya AÇ, Özsürekçi Y, Pınar A. 2022 HÜBAP Hızlı Destek Projesi

10- Türkiye’de Dolaşımda Olan Sivrisinek Kaynaklı Flavivirüslerin Genomik Karakterizasyonu. Sewade WT, Kasap ÖE, Polat C, Alten B. 2022 Yurtdışı Türkler ve Akraba Topluluklar Doktora Tez Projesi

Tamamlanan Projeler

•    Bariatrik Cerrahi Geçiren Hastalarda Bağırsak Mikrobiyotası ve Metabolik Parametreler Arasındaki İlişkinin Değerlendirilmesi, BÜYÜKTUNCER DEMİREL Z. (Yürütücü), ERGÜNAY K., DOĞRUMAN AL F., TURHAN T., YILDIZ B. D., YOZGAT A., et al., Yükseköğretim Kurumları Destekli Proje, 2019 – 2020
•    Guillain-Barre Hastalarında Vektör Kaynaklı Viral Enfeksiyonlar, ERGÜNAY K. (Yürütücü), ERDEM ÖZDAMAR S., KURT C. E., Yükseköğretim Kurumları Destekli Proje, 2017 – 2020
•    Çeşitli Hastalıkların Patogenezinde Bağırsak Mikrobiyotasının Rolü, AKYÖN YILMAZ Y. (Yürütücü), BOZDAĞ G., ERDOĞDU C., YILDIZ O. B., DURSUN E., ERGÜNAY K., et al., Yükseköğretim Kurumları Destekli Proje, 2017 - 2020
•    Türkiye'deki Sert Kene (Acari: Ixodidae) Faunası, Coğrafik dağılımı ve Vektöriyel Rolleri Puan, HEKİMOĞLU O. (Yürütücü), ERGÜNAY K., Yükseköğretim Kurumları Destekli Proje, 2017 - 2019
•    Anadolu ve Trakyada sivrisinek kaynaklı Flaviviruslar son 10 yılın değerlendirmesi ve güncel bulgular, ERGÜNAY K. (Yürütücü), Yükseköğretim Kurumları Destekli Proje, 2017 – 2017
•    Türkiye Akdeniz Ege ve Trakya bölgelerinde Batı Nil ve sivrisinek Flaviviruslarına ek olarak Chikungunya virusunun ilk kez saha kaynaklı sivrisineklerde tespiti, ERGÜNAY K. (Yürütücü), Yükseköğretim Kurumları Destekli Proje, 2016 – 2016

Yayınlar

1- 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.

 

2-  Aydın NN, Ergünay K, Karagül A, Pınar A, Us D. Investigation of the Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence in Cases Admitted to Hacettepe University Medical Faculty Hospital Mikrobiyol Bul. 2015 Oct;49(4):554-64. doi: 10.5578/mb.9881

 

3- 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.


4- 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.


5- Polat C, Karatas A, Sözen M, Matur F, Abacioglu H, Oktem MA. Optimization of ELISA and Immunoblot Methods for the Detection of IgG Antibodies Against Old World Hantaviruses in Wild Rodents. Mikrobiyol Bul 2016; 50(2): 245-55.


6- 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.


7- 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


8- 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.


9- 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.


10- 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.


11- 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.


12- 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. Mikrobiyoloji Bülteni. 2017; 51(2):191-4.


13- Tüney İ, Altay A, Ergünay K, Önder SÇ, Usubütün 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.


14- 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.


15- 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.


16- 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


17- 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


18- 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 Turkey in field-collected mosquitoes from Thrace and Anatolia. Infect Genet Evol. 2018; 57:36-45.


19- 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


20- Polat C, Matur F, Sözen M, Oktem MA. Türkiye’nin Orta ve Güney Anadolu illerindeki yabani kemiricilerde hantavirüs enfeksiyonlarının serolojik olarak taranması. Türk Mikrobiyol Cem Derg 2017; 47(1): 6-10.


21- 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
22- 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.


23- 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.


24- 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. Parasit Vectors. 2019;12(1):26.


25- Aligholipour 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). pii: E75.


26- 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, Ergünay K, et al. Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales: second update 2018. Arch Virol. 2019; 164(3):927-941


27- 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). pii: E237.


28- 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.


29- 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). pii: E703.


30- 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). pii: E2089.


31- Aligholipour Farzani T, Földes K, Ergünay K, Gurdal H, Bastug A, Ozkul A. Immunological Analysis of a CCHFV mRNA Vaccine Candidate in Mouse Models. Vaccines (Basel). 2019; 7(3). pii: E115.


32- 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, Ergünay K, et al. Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales: update 2019. Arch Virol. 2019; 164(7):1949-1965.


33- 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.


34- Özbel Y, Oğuz G, Arserim SK, Erişöz Kasap Ö, Karaoglu 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.


35- Ergünay K. Revisiting new tick-associated viruses: what comes next?. Future Virol. 2020; 15(1): doi:10.2217/fvl-2019-0149


36- 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 Belg. 2020; doi: 10.1007/s13760-020-01279-5.


37- 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 Dev Ctries. 2020;14(6):572-579.


38- 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, Ergünay K,et al. 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales. Arch Virol. 2020; 165(12):3023-3072. doi: 10.1007/s00705-020-04731-2.


39- 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.


40- 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.


41- 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.


42- 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.


43- 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, Sall AA, Spengler JR, Palacios G, Consortium IR. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Nairoviridae. J Gen Virol. 2020; 101(8):798-799.


44- 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. Heliyon. 2020; 6(9):e05116. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05116.


45- 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

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46- Polat C, Ergin Ç, 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.

 

47- Unalan-Altintop, T., Vahabov, C., Ergunay, K., Kurt, O., Kav, T., Akyon, Y., Erguven, S Investigation of Dientamoeba fragilis and Blastocystis in patients from Turkey with ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome: Any relation with genotypes? Acta Tropica, 2022; 231, art. no. 106451.

 

48- Kamau J, Ergunay K, Webala PW, Justi SA, Bourke BP, Kamau MW, Hassell J, Chege MN, Mwaura DK, Simiyu C, Kibiwot S, Onyuok S, Caicedo-Quiroga L, Li T, Zimmerman DM, Linton YM. A Novel Coronavirus and a Broad Range of Viruses in Kenyan Cave Bats. Viruses. 2022 Dec 17;14(12):2820.

 

49- Kuhn JH, Adkins S, Alkhovsky SV, Avšič-Županc T, Ayllón MA, Bahl J, Balkema- Buschmann A, Ballinger MJ, Bandte M, Beer M, Bejerman N, Bergeron É, Biedenkopf N, Bigarré L, Blair CD, Blasdell KR, Bradfute SB, Briese T, Brown PA, Bruggmann R, Buchholz UJ, Buchmeier MJ, Bukreyev A, Burt F, Büttner C, Calisher CH, Candresse T, Carson J, Casas I, Chandran K, Charrel RN, Chiaki Y, Crane A, Crane M, Dacheux L, Bó ED, de la Torre JC, de Lamballerie X, de Souza WM, de Swart RL, Dheilly NM, Di Paola N, Di Serio F, Dietzgen RG, Digiaro M, Drexler JF, Duprex WP, Dürrwald R, Easton AJ, Elbeaino T, Ergünay K, et al. 2022 taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales. Arch Virol. 2022 Dec;167(12):2857-2906.

 

50- Balaban HY, Aslan AT, Akdoğan-Kittana FN, Alp A, Dağ O, Ayar ŞN, Vahabov C, Şimşek C, Yıldırım T, Göker H, Ergünay K, Erdem Y, Büyükaşık Y, Şimşek H. Hepatitis E Virus Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in High-Risk Groups: A Cross-Sectional Study. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2022 Jul;33(7):615-624.

 

51- Ergunay K, Mutinda M, Bourke B, Justi SA, Caicedo-Quiroga L, Kamau J, Mutura S, Akunda IK, Cook E, Gakuya F, Omondi P, Murray S, Zimmerman D, Linton YM. Metagenomic Investigation of Ticks From Kenyan Wildlife Reveals Diverse Microbial Pathogens and New Country Pathogen Records. Front Microbiol. 2022 Jul 1;13:932224.

 

52- Ahan RE, Hanifehnezhad A, Kehribar EŞ, Oguzoglu TC, Földes K, Özçelik CE, Filazi N, Öztop S, Palaz F, Önder S, Bozkurt EU, Ergünay K, Özkul A, Şeker UÖŞ. A Highly Potent SARS-CoV-2 Blocking Lectin Protein. ACS Infect Dis. 2022 Jul 8;8(7):1253-1264.

 

53- Papa A, Marklewitz M, Paraskevopoulou S, Garrison AR, Alkhovsky SV, Avšič- Županc T, Bente DA, Bergeron É, Burt F, Di Paola N, Ergünay K, Hewson R, Mirazimi A, et al. History and classification of Aigai virus (formerly Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus genotype VI). J Gen Virol. 2022 Apr;103(4):001734.

 

54- Dinçer E, Timurkan MÖ, Oğuz B, Şahindokuyucu İ, Şahan A, Ekinci M, Polat C, Ergünay K. Several Tick-Borne Pathogenic Viruses in Circulation in Anatolia, Turkey. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2022 Feb;22(2):148-158.

 

55- Gökahmetoğlu S, Polat C, Atalay MA, Sezgin GC, Ergör G, Aygen B, Gürsoy Ş, Abacıoğlu YH. Healthcare-Related HCV Genotype 4d Infections in Kayseri, Turkey. Turk J Gastroenterol 2022. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2022.21822.

 

56- Ergunay K, Dincer E, Justi SA, Bourke BP, Nelson SP, Liao HM, Timurkan MO, Oguz B, Sahindokuyucu I, Gokcecik OF, Reinbold-Wasson DD, Jiang L, Achee NL, Grieco JP, Linton YM. Impact of nanopore-based metagenome sequencing on tick- borne virus detection. Front Microbiol. 2023 May 30;14:1177651.

Hakkında

Hacettepe Üniversitesi'nin kurulduğu 1967 yılından sonra Prof. Dr. Şemsettin Ustaçelebi tarafından oluşturulan Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı Viroloji Laboratuvarının 2008 yılından sonraki yöneticisi Prof. Dr. Dürdal Us olmuştur. 2018 yılından itibaren laboratuvar yöneticiliğini Prof. Dr. Ahmet Pınar yürütmektedir. Tıbbi Viroloji yandal eğitimi de verilmiş olan laboratuvarımızda vektör kaynaklı virüsler, kemirgen kaynaklı virüsler, nörolojik hastalıklara neden olan virüsler ve solunum yolu virüslerine yönelik bilimsel araştırmalar yürütmektedir. Çalışmalar, moleküler ve serolojik tanı, vektör/rezervuar-konak etkileşimi, patojenlerin epidemiyolojisi ve ekolojisi, yeni virusların tanımlaması ve moleküler evrim üzerinde yoğunlaşmaktadır. Laboratuvarımızda Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Uzmanlık Eğitiminin Viroloji kısmı da verilmektedir.

Araştırma Olanakları

  • Class II Biyogüvenlik Kabini (2 Adet)
  • Inverted Mikroskop (1 Adet)
  • Termal Döngü Cihazı (2 Adet)
  • Mikrosantrifüj (2 Adet)
  • Vorteks (2 Adet)
  • Isı Bloğu (1 Adet)
  • Buzdolabı +4 (4 Adet)
  • Derin Dondurucu -20 (2 Adet)
  • Derin Dondurucu -80 (1 Adet)
  • Bilgisayar (2 Adet)

Araştırmacılar

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

Projeler

1- 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, Günay F, Ergünay K, et al. 2015 AB Çerçeve Programı/NIH/NSF/ERC bilimsel araştırma projeleri dışındaki uluslararası destekli bilimsel araştırma projesi.

2- Kemirici Monitorizasyonu ile Ortohantavirüslerin İklimsel Dağılımının Değerlendirilmesi. Polat C, Erdin M, Kalkan O, Irmak S, Öktem MA, et al. 2015 TUBİTAK 1001 Projesi

3- Lenfositik koriomenenjit virüs: Konak çeşitliliği ve filocoğrafik difüzyonu. Polat C, Öktem MA, Erdin M, Sironen T, et al. 2015

4- Yüksek Riskli Hasta Gruplarında Kronik Hepatit C Akut Hepatit Hematopoietik Kök Hücre Nakli Böbrek Nakli Hepatit E Virüsünün Taranması ve Genotiplendirilmesi, Balaban HY, Alp A, Hasçelik AG, Pürnak T, Ergünay K, Dağ O, et al, 2019 Yükseköğretim Kurumları Destekli Proje.

5- Yenidoğan ve Pediatrik Hastalarda İnsan Parechovirus Prevalansının Belirlenmesi, Özdemir A, Aliyev F, Polat C, Çelik HT, Özsürekçi Y, Ergünay K, Pınar A. 2021 HÜBAP Kariyer Destek Projesi

6- Anadolu’da HIV-1 Enfeksiyonunun Moleküler Epidemiyolojik Analizi ve Antiretroviral İlaç Direnç Profilinin İncelenmesi. Özdemir A, Uzun M, Polat C, Sönmezer MÇ, Demir T, İnkaya AÇ, Ergünay K, Ünal S, Pınar A. 2021 Gilead Hayat Bulan Fikirler Projesi

 

7- Hyalomma scupense ve Rhipicephalus bursa türlerinde RNA viromu. Özdemir A, Polat C, Ergünay K, Pınar A, Erdin M, Sironen T, et al. 2021

8- AB Horizon CLIMOS Projesi 2021 Kasap ÖE, Oğuz G, Polat C, Alten B, Ergünay K

9- Primer ve Sekonder İmmün Yetmezlikli Hastalarda Saptanan Sitomegalovirüs Suşlarında Gansiklovir Direncinin Genotipik Yöntemlerle Araştırılması, Fırtına A, Polat C, Alp A, İnkaya AÇ, Özsürekçi Y, Pınar A. 2022 HÜBAP Hızlı Destek Projesi

10- Türkiye’de Dolaşımda Olan Sivrisinek Kaynaklı Flavivirüslerin Genomik Karakterizasyonu. Sewade WT, Kasap ÖE, Polat C, Alten B. 2022 Yurtdışı Türkler ve Akraba Topluluklar Doktora Tez Projesi

Tamamlanan Projeler

•    Bariatrik Cerrahi Geçiren Hastalarda Bağırsak Mikrobiyotası ve Metabolik Parametreler Arasındaki İlişkinin Değerlendirilmesi, BÜYÜKTUNCER DEMİREL Z. (Yürütücü), ERGÜNAY K., DOĞRUMAN AL F., TURHAN T., YILDIZ B. D., YOZGAT A., et al., Yükseköğretim Kurumları Destekli Proje, 2019 – 2020
•    Guillain-Barre Hastalarında Vektör Kaynaklı Viral Enfeksiyonlar, ERGÜNAY K. (Yürütücü), ERDEM ÖZDAMAR S., KURT C. E., Yükseköğretim Kurumları Destekli Proje, 2017 – 2020
•    Çeşitli Hastalıkların Patogenezinde Bağırsak Mikrobiyotasının Rolü, AKYÖN YILMAZ Y. (Yürütücü), BOZDAĞ G., ERDOĞDU C., YILDIZ O. B., DURSUN E., ERGÜNAY K., et al., Yükseköğretim Kurumları Destekli Proje, 2017 - 2020
•    Türkiye'deki Sert Kene (Acari: Ixodidae) Faunası, Coğrafik dağılımı ve Vektöriyel Rolleri Puan, HEKİMOĞLU O. (Yürütücü), ERGÜNAY K., Yükseköğretim Kurumları Destekli Proje, 2017 - 2019
•    Anadolu ve Trakyada sivrisinek kaynaklı Flaviviruslar son 10 yılın değerlendirmesi ve güncel bulgular, ERGÜNAY K. (Yürütücü), Yükseköğretim Kurumları Destekli Proje, 2017 – 2017
•    Türkiye Akdeniz Ege ve Trakya bölgelerinde Batı Nil ve sivrisinek Flaviviruslarına ek olarak Chikungunya virusunun ilk kez saha kaynaklı sivrisineklerde tespiti, ERGÜNAY K. (Yürütücü), Yükseköğretim Kurumları Destekli Proje, 2016 – 2016

Yayınlar

1- 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.

 

2-  Aydın NN, Ergünay K, Karagül A, Pınar A, Us D. Investigation of the Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence in Cases Admitted to Hacettepe University Medical Faculty Hospital Mikrobiyol Bul. 2015 Oct;49(4):554-64. doi: 10.5578/mb.9881

 

3- 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.


4- 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.


5- Polat C, Karatas A, Sözen M, Matur F, Abacioglu H, Oktem MA. Optimization of ELISA and Immunoblot Methods for the Detection of IgG Antibodies Against Old World Hantaviruses in Wild Rodents. Mikrobiyol Bul 2016; 50(2): 245-55.


6- 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.


7- 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


8- 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.


9- 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.


10- 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.


11- 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.


12- 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. Mikrobiyoloji Bülteni. 2017; 51(2):191-4.


13- Tüney İ, Altay A, Ergünay K, Önder SÇ, Usubütün 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.


14- 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.


15- 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.


16- 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


17- 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


18- 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 Turkey in field-collected mosquitoes from Thrace and Anatolia. Infect Genet Evol. 2018; 57:36-45.


19- 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


20- Polat C, Matur F, Sözen M, Oktem MA. Türkiye’nin Orta ve Güney Anadolu illerindeki yabani kemiricilerde hantavirüs enfeksiyonlarının serolojik olarak taranması. Türk Mikrobiyol Cem Derg 2017; 47(1): 6-10.


21- 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
22- 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.


23- 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.


24- 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. Parasit Vectors. 2019;12(1):26.


25- Aligholipour 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). pii: E75.


26- 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, Ergünay K, et al. Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales: second update 2018. Arch Virol. 2019; 164(3):927-941


27- 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). pii: E237.


28- 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.


29- 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). pii: E703.


30- 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). pii: E2089.


31- Aligholipour Farzani T, Földes K, Ergünay K, Gurdal H, Bastug A, Ozkul A. Immunological Analysis of a CCHFV mRNA Vaccine Candidate in Mouse Models. Vaccines (Basel). 2019; 7(3). pii: E115.


32- 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, Ergünay K, et al. Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales: update 2019. Arch Virol. 2019; 164(7):1949-1965.


33- 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.


34- Özbel Y, Oğuz G, Arserim SK, Erişöz Kasap Ö, Karaoglu 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.


35- Ergünay K. Revisiting new tick-associated viruses: what comes next?. Future Virol. 2020; 15(1): doi:10.2217/fvl-2019-0149


36- 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 Belg. 2020; doi: 10.1007/s13760-020-01279-5.


37- 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 Dev Ctries. 2020;14(6):572-579.


38- 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, Ergünay K,et al. 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales. Arch Virol. 2020; 165(12):3023-3072. doi: 10.1007/s00705-020-04731-2.


39- 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.


40- 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.


41- 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.


42- 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.


43- 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, Sall AA, Spengler JR, Palacios G, Consortium IR. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Nairoviridae. J Gen Virol. 2020; 101(8):798-799.


44- 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. Heliyon. 2020; 6(9):e05116. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05116.


45- 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

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46- Polat C, Ergin Ç, 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.

 

47- Unalan-Altintop, T., Vahabov, C., Ergunay, K., Kurt, O., Kav, T., Akyon, Y., Erguven, S Investigation of Dientamoeba fragilis and Blastocystis in patients from Turkey with ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome: Any relation with genotypes? Acta Tropica, 2022; 231, art. no. 106451.

 

48- Kamau J, Ergunay K, Webala PW, Justi SA, Bourke BP, Kamau MW, Hassell J, Chege MN, Mwaura DK, Simiyu C, Kibiwot S, Onyuok S, Caicedo-Quiroga L, Li T, Zimmerman DM, Linton YM. A Novel Coronavirus and a Broad Range of Viruses in Kenyan Cave Bats. Viruses. 2022 Dec 17;14(12):2820.

 

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50- Balaban HY, Aslan AT, Akdoğan-Kittana FN, Alp A, Dağ O, Ayar ŞN, Vahabov C, Şimşek C, Yıldırım T, Göker H, Ergünay K, Erdem Y, Büyükaşık Y, Şimşek H. Hepatitis E Virus Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in High-Risk Groups: A Cross-Sectional Study. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2022 Jul;33(7):615-624.

 

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