Rainer G. Ulrich

This study examines how different HEV HVR insertion variants affect host transcriptomic responses in PHHs, finding that HVR duplication variants elicit weaker host responses and reduced ISG induction.

The paper describes the eradication of a Puumala hantavirus outbreak in a bank vole colony using maternal antibodies to protect offspring and eliminate the virus from subsequent generations.

This study recovers an ancient Bandavirus genome from a 1919 bat sample and identifies its modern presence in European bats, showing its ability to block interferon induction.

This study shows that hantavirus N protein localizes on the plasma membrane and is secreted and transferred between cells, independent of viral assembly.

This study uses serosurveys to detect RNA virus-reactive antibodies in bats and rodents, revealing high seroprevalence of flavi- and paramyxoviruses in African Pteropodidae.

The study tested rats in Berlin for coronaviruses and found SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in one rat but no evidence of circulation, while detecting rodent-associated alphacoronaviruses.

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.

This study identifies white storks as a model system to explore the ecology of Acinetobacter baumannii, revealing its environmental reservoirs, seasonality, and genetic diversity across Europe.