First Brazilian Symposium on Viruses of Microorganisms (BrVoM 2025)
In recent decades, there has been an increased interest in viruses of microorganisms (VoM) and international efforts to gather researchers interested in them. Here, we describe the 1st Brazilian Symposium on Viruses of Microorganisms (BrVoM), held on 1 August 2025 at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil) with institutional support from the Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL) and the Brazilian Society for Virology (SBV). The symposium greatly surpassed expectations, gathering nearly 300 attendees from all Brazilian geographical regions. The scientific program included keynote and thematic lectures covering bacteriophages, fungal viruses, giant viruses, and microbial resources regulation. The event was remarkable for its collaborative spirit and inclusion of early career attendees. The success of this first edition highlights the vitality of the Brazilian community working on microbial viruses and sets the stage for future editions.
Authors
- Bruno Fernandes de Oliveira
- Poliane Alfenas‐Zerbini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8203-5244)
- Jônatas Santos Abrahão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9420-1791)
- Beatriz Soares Fagundes e Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6636-530X)
- Letícia Pereira Lopes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0504-7998)
- Amanda Stéphanie Arantes Witt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0857-9550)
- Luiz Felipe Leomil Coelho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4289-384X)
- Matheus G. Barcelos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5305-1835)
- Sávio Torres de Farías (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2997-3629)
- Nídia Esther Colquehuanca Arias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6434-0181)
- Otávio Henrique Thiemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9971-5863)
- Juliana R. Cortines (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2481-9267)
- Matheus Felipe dos Reis Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4469-2534)
- Vera Lúcia dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5815-5652)
- Caio A. Leal-Dutra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2059-5382)
- João Victor R. P. Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7216-0738)
- Gabriel Magno de Freitas Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2317-5092)
- Rodrigo Araújo Lima Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7148-4012)
- Jamile Dias
- M. Freitas
- Paulo Victor de Miranda Boratto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7531-888X)
- Anna Catarina Dias Soares Guimarães
- Ana Karoline da Nóbrega Nunes Alves
- Bruna Nascimento Neiva
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Universidade Federal de Viçosa (BR)
- Universidade Federal da Paraíba (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Carlos (BR)
- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Alfenas (BR)
- Directorate of Fisheries (NO)
- Institute of Physics (PL)
- Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (BR)
- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Viruses
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/v17121603
- Primary Topic
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais