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Krisztián Bányai

Krisztián Bányai

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Microbiology

D-Index
60
Citations
17022
World Ranking
3077
National Ranking
2

Overview

Krisztián Bányai is affiliated with the University of Pecs in Hungary and has a research portfolio spanning multiple domains within medicine, agricultural and biological sciences, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly work is reflected in over 127 publications in medicine, 105 in agricultural and biological sciences, and 66 in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's research focuses significantly on infectious diseases, with 68 publications dedicated to this subfield. Additional research areas include animal science and zoology (53 publications), genetics (27 publications), plant science (25 publications), and microbiology (24 publications). These interests are further reflected in the main topics of their work:

  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Krisztián Bányai has contributed to various publication venues, most notably:

  • Animals (18 publications)
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (11 publications)
  • Veterinary Microbiology (6 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (6 publications)
  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (6 publications)

Co-authorships are an important aspect of Krisztián Bányai's academic collaborations. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Eszter Kaszab (44 joint publications)
  • Krisztina Bali (37 joint publications)
  • Szilvia Marton (29 joint publications)
  • Vito Martella (20 joint publications)
  • Enikő Fehér (19 joint publications)

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Krisztián Bányai include:

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Sedoreoviridae 2022, published in 2022 in Journal of General Virology
  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Spinareoviridae 2022, published in 2022 in Journal of General Virology
  • Occurrence and spread of a reassortant very virulent genotype of infectious bursal disease virus with altered VP2 amino acid profile and pathogenicity in some European countries, published in 2020 in Veterinary Microbiology
  • Repositioning PARP inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19); a new multi-pronged therapy for acute respiratory distress syndrome?, published in 2020 in British Journal of Pharmacology
  • A glimpse of antimicrobial resistance gene diversity in kefir and yoghurt, published in 2020 in Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Uniformity of rotavirus strain nomenclature proposed by the Rotavirus Classification Working Group (RCWG).

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Max Ciarlet;Sarah M. McDonald;Houssam Attoui

  • Recommendations for the classification of group A rotaviruses using all 11 genomic RNA segments.

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Max Ciarlet;Mustafizur Rahman;Mustafizur Rahman;Houssam Attoui

  • Serotype diversity and reassortment between human and animal rotavirus strains: implications for rotavirus vaccine programs.

    Jon R. Gentsch;Ashley R. Laird;Brittany Bielfelt;Dixie D. Griffin

  • Zoonotic aspects of rotaviruses

    V. Martella;Krisztián Bányai;Jelle Matthijnssens;Canio Buonavoglia

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2016

    Claudio L. Afonso;Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Krisztián Bányai;Yīmíng Bào

  • Systematic review of regional and temporal trends in global rotavirus strain diversity in the pre rotavirus vaccine era: insights for understanding the impact of rotavirus vaccination programs

    Krisztián Bányai;Brigitta László;Brigitta László;Jazmin Duque;A. Duncan Steele

  • Role for migratory wild birds in the global spread of avian influenza H5N8

    S.J. Lycett;R. Bodewes;Anne Pohlmann

  • Rotavirus disease and vaccination: impact on genotype diversity.

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Joke Bilcke;Max Ciarlet;Vito Martella

  • Review of group A rotavirus strains reported in swine and cattle.

    Hajnalka Papp;Brigitta László;Brigitta László;Ferenc Jakab;Balasubramanian Ganesh

  • Review of global rotavirus strain prevalence data from six years post vaccine licensure surveillance: Is there evidence of strain selection from vaccine pressure?

    Renáta Dóró;Brigitta László;Vito Martella;Eyal Leshem

  • Rotavirus genotypes co-circulating in Europe between 2006 and 2009 as determined by EuroRotaNet, a pan-European collaborative strain surveillance network

    M. Iturriza-Gómara;Tim Dallman;K. Bányai;B. Böttiger

  • Candidate New Rotavirus Species in Sheltered Dogs, Hungary

    Eszter Mihalov-Kovács;Ákos Gellért;Szilvia Marton;Szilvia L. Farkas

  • Distribution of rotavirus strains and strain-specific effectiveness of the rotavirus vaccine after its introduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Eyal Leshem;Eyal Leshem;Ben Lopman;Roger Glass;Jon Gentsch

  • Are Human P[14] Rotavirus Strains the Result of Interspecies Transmissions from Sheep or Other Ungulates That Belong to the Mammalian Order Artiodactyla?

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Christiaan A. Potgieter;Max Ciarlet;Viviana Parreño

  • Candidate new rotavirus species in Schreiber's bats, Serbia.

    Krisztián Bányai;Gábor Kemenesi;Ivana Budinski;Fanni Földes

  • Detection and Molecular Characterization of a Canine Norovirus

    Vito Martella;Eleonora Lorusso;Niccola Decaro;Gabriella Elia

  • Norovirus in captive lion cub (Panthera leo).

    Vito Martella;Marco Campolo;Eleonora Lorusso;Paolo Cavicchio

  • Identification of a novel VP4 genotype carried by a serotype G5 porcine rotavirus strain

    Vito Martella;M. Ciarlet;K. Banyai;Eleonora Lorusso

  • Rotavirus Surveillance in Europe, 2005–2008: Web-Enabled Reporting and Real-Time Analysis of Genotyping and Epidemiological Data

    M. Iturriza-Gómara;Tim Dallman;K. Bányai;B. Böttiger

  • Multiple reassortment and interspecies transmission events contribute to the diversity of feline, canine and feline/canine-like human group A rotavirus strains

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Simona De Grazia;Jan Piessens;Elisabeth Heylen

  • Relationships among porcine and human P[6] rotaviruses: Evidence that the different human P[6] lineages have originated from multiple interspecies transmission events

    Vito Martella;Krisztián Bányai;Max Ciarlet;Miren Iturriza-Gómara

Frequent Co-Authors

Vito Martella
Vito Martella University of Bari Aldo Moro
Jon R. Gentsch
Jon R. Gentsch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Canio Buonavoglia
Canio Buonavoglia University of Bari Aldo Moro
Jelle Matthijnssens
Jelle Matthijnssens Rega Institute for Medical Research
Eleonora Lorusso
Eleonora Lorusso University of Bari Aldo Moro
Nicola Decaro
Nicola Decaro University of Bari Aldo Moro
Max Ciarlet
Max Ciarlet Novartis (Switzerland)
Yashpal Singh Malik
Yashpal Singh Malik Indian Veterinary Research Institute
Béla Melegh
Béla Melegh University of Pecs
Gabriella Elia
Gabriella Elia University of Bari Aldo Moro

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