Dennis Rubbenstroth

This study establishes in vivo infection models for RusV in wood mice and rats, showing persistent infection and mucosal shedding in wood mice, suggesting them as potential reservoir hosts.

This study reports BoDV-1 infection in wild European hedgehogs in Germany, showing severe neurological disease and potential viral shedding, highlighting zoonotic risks.

This study validates in silico predictions of Wuhan sharpbelly bornavirus (WhSBV) by showing its ability to infect and persist in cypriniform fish cells, while exhibiting restricted replication in other species.

The paper demonstrates that ambisense transcription allows compact circular RNA viruses to expand coding capacity by expressing additional genes, using kolmioviruses as a case study.

The paper investigates the impact of HPAIV H5N1 on avian raptors during epizootics in Germany, finding they act as both indicators of the virus and victims, with mixed outcomes for their population stability.

This study identifies genetic variations in BoDV-2 that enhance its growth and reveals its ability to maintain genomic polymorphisms in infected cells by lacking superinfection exclusion.