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B. Litz

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:rat· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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F. Pfaff· 2 shared M. Beer· 2 shared R. G. Ulrich· 2 shared A. Aebischer· 1 shared B. Hoernfeldt· 1 shared C. Baumbach· 1 shared C. Ley· 1 shared C. Rohdin· 1 shared

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Small in size but huge as reservoir -- insights into the virome of European white-toothed shrews

V. C. Haring, B. Litz, J. Jacob, M. Brecht, M. Bauswein, J. Sehl-Ewert, M. Heroldova, D. Hoffmann, R. G. Ulrich, M. Beer, F. Pfaff

The paper identifies a diverse virome in European white-toothed shrews, including novel viral species related to WHO priority pathogens, and highlights their potential role in zoonotic spillover.

bioRxiv · Nov 14, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Mystery of fatal "Staggering disease" unravelled: Novel rustrela virus causes severe encephalomyelitis in domestic cats

K. Matiasek, F. Pfaff, H. Weissenboeck, C. Wylezich, J. Kolodziejek, S. Tengstrand, F. Ecke, S. Nippert, P. Starcky, B. Litz, J. Nessler, P. Wohlsein, C. Baumbach, L. Mundhenk, A. Aebischer, , D. Rubbenstroth

This study identifies Rustrela virus as the cause of feline staggering disease through detection in affected cats and potential reservoir hosts.

bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2022Microbiology