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A. Laudisoit

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Microbiology· 2 Ecology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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E. Verheyen· 2 shared H. Leirs· 2 shared I. Boonen· 2 shared J. Gouy de Bellocq· 2 shared M. Bletsa· 2 shared P. Lemey· 2 shared S. G. Mbalitini· 2 shared S. Gryseels· 2 shared

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2020-2023 · peak 2/yr

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10 top collaborators · 45 mutual co-author links

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E. Verheyen

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4 papers

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The evolutionary history of hepaciviruses

Y. Li, M. Ghafari, A. J. Holbrook, I. Boonen, N. M. S. Amor, S. Catalano, J. P. Webster, Y. Li, H. Li, V. Vergote, P. Maes, Y. L. Chong, A. Laudisoit, P. Baelo, S. Ngoy, , P. Lemey

This study identifies novel rodent hosts of hepaciviruses, documents their diversity, and estimates the origin of the genus to be about 22 million years ago.

bioRxiv · Jun 30, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Identification of the onchocerciasis vector in the Kakoi-Koda focus of the Democratic Republic of Congo

R. J. Post, A. Laudisoit, M. Mandro, T. Lakwo, C. Laemmer, K. Pfarr, A. Hoerauf, P. Tortosa, Y. Gomard, T. Ukety, C. Mande, L. Farovitch, U. Amazigo, D. W. Oguttu, D. Bakajika, , R. Colebunders

The paper identifies Simulium dentulosum and S. vorax as vectors of onchocerciasis in the Kakoi-Koda focus, with S. dentulosum being the main vector and S. neavei possibly having been the main vector in the past.

bioRxiv · Jul 25, 2022Ecology

Unravelling the evolutionary relationships of hepaciviruses within and across rodent hosts

M. Bletsa, B. Vrancken, S. Gryseels, I. Boonen, A. Fikatas, Y. Li, A. Laudisoit, S. Lequime, J. Bryja, R. Makundi, Y. Meheretu, B. D. Akaibe, S. G. Mbalitini, F. Van de Perre, N. Van Houtte, , P. Lemey

This study identifies novel hepacivirus genomes in rodents from sub-Saharan Africa, revealing co-infections and expanding the known diversity of hepaciviruses in rodent hosts.

bioRxiv · Oct 9, 2020Evolutionary Biology

Coronavirus surveillance in Congo basin wildlife detects RNA of multiple species circulating in bats and rodents

C. Kumakamba, F. R. Niama, F. Muyembe, J.-V. Mombouli, P. M. Kingebeni, R. A. Nina, I. N. Lukusa, G. Bounga, F. NKawa, C. G. Nkoua, J. Atibu Losoma, P. Mulembakani, M. Makuwa, U. Tamufe, A. Gillis, , C. Lange

The paper surveys coronaviruses in Congo Basin wildlife, finding RNA in 121 animals, mostly bats, with some sequences closely related to human coronaviruses.

bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2020Microbiology